by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 8, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
Human smuggling of undocumented immigrants — to conceal them from law enforcement — would become a crime in Iowa if a bill that’s passed the Iowa House becomes law. Republican Representative Steven Holt of Denison said the human smuggling...
by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 29, 2024 | Business, News, Politics & Government
The Iowa Senate has voted to require that every Iowa business use the federal government’s E-Verify system to check whether employees and job applicants are U.S. citizens or legal residents of the United States. Senator Julian Garrett, a Republican from...
by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 7, 2023 | News, Politics & Government
Senator Joni Ernst says trained dogs should search every vehicle driving north through border crossings along the U.S./Mexico border — to stop the flow of fentanyl and other illegal drugs. “Dogs are about as low tech as you can get, but they are one of the...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jul 20, 2022 | News, Politics & Government
Senator Joni Ernst says a new federal crime should be established to punish people caught working as Mexican cartel scouts along the southern border. “These spotters keep an eye open for the cartels and let them know where Border Patrol agents are,” Ernst...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 29, 2022 | News, Politics & Government
Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says President Biden’s Homeland Security chief should resign. Hinson says Secretary Alejandro Mayorkis has failed to secure the southern border. “It’s frustrating to me that I feel like here we are again after a year,...