The irony was thick yesterday at a hearing of the House Immigration Subcommittee. While discussing ways to reduce racial profiling, Congressman King basically asked one of the members of the panel, a former Sacremento police chief, for his papers:

“You said you’re likely the only immigrant on the panel,” King said to Arturo Venegas, who was testifying in front of the House immigration subcommittee. “I wonder if you could tell us how was it you were inspired to come to the United States.”

Venegas, a former Sacramento police chief, responded by telling King that his U.S.-born mother brought him to the country after he was born in Mexico. “Can you just tell us what year and what visa, then, Mr. Venegas?” King asked.

King never followed up with a reason for his questions…

Read the full article here.

Our friend Matt Hildreth emailed us this gem:

Alabama’s immigration law, HB 56, is ripping families apart and making children afraid to go to school for fear of deportation.

Naturally, this is right up Steve King’s alley:

KEYES: Is there anything you think that could be too far, like asking people in the hospital about their immigration status?

KING: I don’t know why that would be too far.

For a guy who rails against the evils of the Soviet Union (not that we’re defending them), Congressman King has some strange ideas about the role of government in our communities:

KING: In the world I grew up in, a police officer would see somebody on the street and say, “Why are you here? What are you doing? Who are you? I don’t know who you are.”

Who knew Kiron circa 1955 was like the Kremlin?

Read the full article and interview on America’s Voice.

From TPM Muckraker:

Rep. Steve King (R-IA) wants to bring President Obama’s uncle, Onyango Obama, before Congress to testify on whether he received preferential treatment after he was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol.

“We have to bring drunken ‘Uncle Omar’ in front of the House Judiciary Committee, drill down into this, and tell America what’s going on,” King told Fox News, referring to Obama’s uncle, who is in the country illegally.

Read the full article here.

Steve King encourages racial profiling based on clothes, accents, even grooming: