DES MOINES -- U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, is urging Iowa voters to press presidential candidates to talk about what they would do to curb illegal immigration.
The congressman from the Northwest Iowa town of Kiron hosted a forum on the issue in Des Moines Monday. King said candidates in the last two presidential campaigns failed to debate the issue and that it shouldn't be ignored again in 2008.
"This is about presidential politics; I make no bones about it," King said. "I want Iowans to understand immigration policy, and I want them to challenge the presidential candidates when they get here and ask them the hard questions."
King argued that securing the nation's borders against illegal immigrants is essential to the country's homeland security.
Posted by Richard at August 23, 2005