July 24, 2013 10:37 AM UTC

At Least He's Not Your Congressman

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• by: Colorado Pols

Iowa Rep. Steve King, classy as always. From Politico:

Rep. Steve King is defending his remarks that drew criticism from his own party leadership that the children of some immigrants were being used as drug mules.

King’s initial remarks came in an interview last week with Newsmax. While discussing the DREAM Act, which would allow children brought to the country illegally by their parents to qualify for citizenship, King said supporters were incorrectly depicting the children as valedictorians…

“For everyone who’s a valedictorian, there’s another 100 out there that weigh 130 pounds and they’ve got calves the size of cantaloupes because they’re hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert,” King said. “Those people would be legalized with the same act.”

This certainly isn't King's first foray into WTF land, and it doesn't do the Republican Party any good for him to express such open disdain for Latino immigrants. Every time King makes remarks like this, it hurts Colorado politicos like Rep. Mike Coffman — who has supported some of Rep. King's strident anti-immigrant policies.