Republican
Congressman Steve King said that America’s strength has nothing to do
with diversity in a series of tweets Friday night.
King, a representative of Iowa, linked to an article
from the Voice of Europe that quoted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor
Orban saying that all cultures should not be mixed because it’s “against
common sense.”
“Diversity
is not our strength,” King tweeted. “Assimilation has become a dirty
word to the multiculturalist Left. Assimilation, not diversity, is our
American strength.”
King has been extremely vocal about immigration in Congress and has made controversial remarks in the past. In March, he tweeted
his support for far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders. He has also
defended former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was convicted of
criminal contempt of court for refusing to halt his immigration patrols
but later pardoned by President Trump.
His
list of controversial statements doesn’t stop there. Last year, King
wondered what "subgroups" outside of white people contributed to
civilization during an interview on MSNBC’s All In With Chris Hayes.
"This 'old white people' business does get a little tired, Charlie," King said, referring to a piece by Esquire's
Charlie Pierce. "I'd ask you to go back through history and figure out,
where are these contributions that have been made by these other
categories of people that you're talking about, where did any other
subgroup of people contribute more to civilization?"
King’s
most recent tweets come as lawmakers are struggling to figure out how
to extend protections for recipients of the Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which President Trump has set to end
in March.
Trump made stronger immigration policies a cornerstone of his campaign, promising to build a wall on the Mexican border and railing against sanctuary cities, and has continued to advocate for those positions during his administration.
Trump made stronger immigration policies a cornerstone of his campaign, promising to build a wall on the Mexican border and railing against sanctuary cities, and has continued to advocate for those positions during his administration.
By: repoter
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