Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is joining Republican governors from Maryland and Massachusetts in saying she would not send Iowa National Guard troops to the southern border if the soldiers are called to separate children from parents crossing into the country illegally. "There are other issues -- … [Read more...]
King says ‘nothing cruel’ about separating kids from parents at southern border
Republican Congressman Steve King has been an active tweeter today, urging people to call congress and voice their opposition to bills that would provide what King calls "amnesty" to anyone who entered the U.S. illegally. King tweeted out a link to an interview he did with TMZ about the … [Read more...]
Reynolds says children being used ‘as pawns’ in immigration impasse
Governor Kim Reynolds is calling on federal lawmakers in both parties to resolve the impasse over immigration policy. Her remarks to reporters this morning come amid a growing national debate about whether children should be separated from their parents who illegally cross the southern U.S. … [Read more...]
Governor Reynolds, without comment, approves sanctuary cities bill
Governor Kim Reynolds signed the so-called "sanctuary cities" bill into law today. She did it without making any public statement about it. In February, Reynolds sent a fundraising email praising legislators who crafted the bill. Reynolds said the effort sent a message to "far left liberals in … [Read more...]
Iowa Senate sends governor sanctuary cities bill
Twenty-eight members of the Iowa Senate tonight voted to send Governor Kim Reynolds a bill that would punish so-called "sanctuary cities" by denying state funds to any local government that refuses to cooperate with federal immigration officials. Senator Julian Garrett, a Republican from … [Read more...]
Minority lawmaker gives emotional speech about anti-sanctuary cities bill
One of the six African Americans serving in the Iowa House delivered an emotional speech to mark the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Junior's assassination earlier this week. Representative Ako Abdul-Samad, a Democrat from Des Moines, has been a member of the Iowa House for the past 12 … [Read more...]
Western Iowa woman’s death cited in anti-sanctuary cities debate
The parents of a Council Bluffs woman who was killed by a drunk driver in Omaha two years ago watched Tuesday's debate in the Iowa House on an anti-sanctuary cities bill. Twenty-one-year-old Sarah Root who was killed hours after she graduated from college by a drag-racing drunk driver who was in … [Read more...]
Iowa House passes anti-sanctuary cities bill
The Iowa House has voted to crack-down on Iowa cities or counties that fail to cooperate with federal authorities seeking to deport immigrants who entered the country illegally. "These are all traditional levels of cooperation that take place every day across the nation and across most areas of … [Read more...]
Opponents of anti-sanctuary cities bill rally at statehouse
Hundreds gathered in the Iowa capitol this afternoon to rally against a bill designed to penalize any so-called sanctuary cities in the state. "As an attempt at a partial, ill-conceived resolution of the immigration problem, I oppose Senate File 481," Father Michael Amadeo, vicar general of the … [Read more...]
Iowa City ordinance cited as reason for anti-sanctuary cities bill
Eleven of the 12 Republicans on a House committee have advanced an anti-sanctuary cities bill, making it eligible for House debate. The legislation would deny state money to any city in the state that declares itself a sanctuary to people at risk of deportation because of their immigration … [Read more...]