by O. Kay Henderson | Oct 6, 2021 | News, Politics & Government
Senator Joni Ernst is the lead sponsor of legislation that would make it clear immigrants and refugees seeking asylum should be barred from entering the United States if they have been convicted of a serious sex crime. “Right now, the current laws on the books...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Sep 8, 2021 | News
Refugee resettlement agencies in Iowa are preparing for more refugees who were evacuated from Afghanistan last month. The Des Moines office of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants has already resettled one family and it expects the capacity to stretch to...
by O. Kay Henderson | Aug 18, 2021 | News, Politics & Government
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst say preparations are underway to help Afghan refugees settle in Iowa. Ernst has been working to secure Special Immigrant Visas for Afghans who helped the U.S. military. “We are pushing, pushing, pushing to...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jul 28, 2021 | News, Politics & Government
Governor Kim Reynolds says undocumented immigrants and illegal drugs are “infiltrating” Iowa and she may send state troopers to Texas to provide border security in the future. “As the federal government effectively ignores its constitutional duty to...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jul 23, 2021 | News, Politics & Government
An Ankeny woman who is president of the National Pork Producers Council is urging members of the U.S. Senate to reform the visa system so immigrants working as farm hands or in meat packing plants can stay permanently. “Our foreign born workforce is an essential...