GOP Congressman: Reagan To Blame For Obama Presidency
Tea Party Rep. Steve King (R-IA) blames former President Ronald Reagan for President Barack Obama‘s presidency. The ultra-conservative, outspoken Republican says if Reagan had not granted “amnesty” to three million immigrants, Obama wouldn’t have a base today to elect him.
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King, who has recently been claiming the immigration reform bill is “worse than Obamacare,” has been one of Congress’ top opponents to reform. In early May, King said President Obama went to Mexico to “undermine national sovereignty and rule of law†by delivering a “greeting card†inviting Mexican citizens to “come back and try again.â€
“In an effort to dissuade Republicans, King argued that the 1986 immigration bill that Reagan signed into law is estimated to have brought amnesty to three million illegal immigrants,” The Hill reports:
He said conservative estimates show that, on average, each of these people brought in five others, leading to 15 million more people in the country, most of whom voted for Obama.
“[T]hey have to admit that Ronald Reagan’s signature on the ’86 amnesty act brought about Barack Obama’s election,” King concluded on the House floor.
“[I]t’s clear to anybody that can do any kind of statistical analysis that Barack Obama wouldn’t be President of the United States without Ronald Reagan’s 1986 amnesty act.”
Earlier this month, King announced he would not run for the Senate.
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