Rep. Steve King: Deported Haitians Could Help With Relief Effort

Rep. Steve King (R-IA)
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Rep. Steve King (R-IA) told ABC News today that he thinks a new push to grant Haitian refugees temporary protection status — allowing them to live and work in the U.S. legally — is a political move by immigration activists. He also suggested that it may be better to deport Haitians, so they could contribute to the relief effort there.

“This sounds to me like open borders advocates exercising the Rahm Emanuel axiom: ‘Never let a crisis go to waste,'” King said. “Illegal immigrants from Haiti have no reason to fear deportation, but if they are deported, Haiti is in great need of relief workers, and many of them could be a big help to their fellow Haitians.”

King is the ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Immigration.

(H/T Wonk Room)

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