Iowa Delegation Speaks Out On Immigration Raid

Here is what each member of the Iowa Delegation had to say about the immigration raids this week.

Most of the statements are pretty much what you would expect from a politician, except for Steve King's statement, which is pretty much what you would expect from Steve King. King makes it sound like all immigrants are here illegally. Then there is this line...

Children have been left behind when one or both parents were detained, and King said it’s possible some of those children are American citizens and should be cared for as citizens.

So King is basically saying if they are citizens then great, if not then we can treat them like cattle.

Harkin takes the civil rights angle. Latham and Grassley attempt to sound compassionate, while stressing the importance of enforcing our laws. Loebsack speaks about the complexity of the problem and the need for a multifaceted solution.

Braley and Boswell discuss placing consequences on the companies that employ illegal immigrants. Boswell's statement that he is interested in finding out why Swift employed so many illegals. I sure hope he does look into that. Braley nails it with this statement...

"Until employers realize that they will be held accountable for hiring undocumented workers, we will continue to have a problem with illegal immigration in the United States," Braley said.