Baloney. The Congressman has called for steeper penalties for employers who hire illegals. It's in the first paragraph in the article.
So you've conceded my original argument--that this guy hasn't supported the increased manpower his pet mission will require.
Why would I concede anything when your assertion is silly?
I know Steve King, and he'll support whatever funding is needed to protect our national sovereignty.
"Why would I concede anything when your assertion is silly?"
By continuously refusing to address it.
Bottom line: our military is stretched as tight as it will go thanks to a decade of the Republican-dominated Congress refusing to pony up for the additional manpower we need. And now we have grandstanders demanding that the troops get MORE missions to perform, just as the military is going through yet another round of troop reductions.
"I know Steve King, and he'll support whatever funding is needed to protect our national sovereignty."
He hasn't supported it before. What makes you so certain he will support it now?
Sorry, I judge politicians by what they have actually done, not by what they've flapped their jaws about. It's a legacy of my time in 'Nam.