Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), a chief proponent of the stalled DREAM Act, condemned Rep. Steve King (R-IA) Thursday for incendiary comments he made about immigrants who come into this country as young children.
King, who opposes a path to citizenship for millions of the nation’s undocumented immigrants, said this week that for every DREAMer valedictorian, 100 more are “hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert.”
“I deeply resent what was said by Rep. King,” Durbin said on the Senate floor. “It was totally unfair, it’s mean and it’s hateful.”
Durbin further suggested King “take a moment away from the media, meet some of the DREAMers and hear their stories.”
