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Judi Lynn

(160,211 posts)
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 03:29 PM Apr 2016

Iowa Rep. Steve King Thinks Most Payments Sent to Mexico Are ‘Laundered Drug Money’

Source: Mediate

Iowa Rep. Steve King Thinks Most Payments Sent to Mexico Are ‘Laundered Drug Money’

by Sam Reisman | 2:56 pm, April 6th, 2016

Congressman Steve King (R-IA) responded positively to Donald Trump‘s proposal to fund his border wall by blocking any payments by immigrants in America sending funds back to their home countries. King averred that most of that money was just “laundered drug money.”

Speaking to Steve Malzberg on Newsmax, King said of Trump’s proposition: “Let’s let that dialogue go and see how that works.”

Regarding money sent by immigrants in America back to Mexico, South America, and Central America, King said, “I suspect a good chunk of it is laundered drug money.” He added that there had been virtually “no effort” to interdict the money flowing out of America, which he said was going straight into the hands of drug cartels.

In a press conference Tuesday, President Barack Obama blasted Trump’s proposal as absurd. “The notion that we are going to track every Western Union bit of money that is being sent to Mexico, good luck with that,” he said.


Read more: http://www.mediaite.com/online/iowa-rep-steve-king-thinks-most-payments-sent-to-mexico-are-laundered-drug-money/



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Iowa Rep. Steve King Thinks Most Payments Sent to Mexico Are ‘Laundered Drug Money’ (Original Post) Judi Lynn Apr 2016 OP
And none of it is family members sending money home to try to help out? Jarqui Apr 2016 #1
I guess houston16revival Apr 2016 #2
Steve King-one of the few in Congress that can make Louie Gohmert look sane. hobbit709 Apr 2016 #3
I might create a poll. Which King makes my skin crawl more.. Steve or Peter. dinkytron Apr 2016 #4
Well then , this country has a hell of a drug problem!!! Person 2713 Apr 2016 #5
SORRY TWIT! cynzke Apr 2016 #6
Can anything that follows "Iowa Rep. Steve King thinks" be even possible? Thor_MN Apr 2016 #7
From the Congresscritter that gave us "calves the size of cantaloupes." Eugene Apr 2016 #8
I think he has his "Mexico" and "Panama" stories confused..... n/t Locrian Apr 2016 #9
Immigrants cash their employer's payroll check and at the same time, they send money to DhhD Apr 2016 #10
Yes, laundering money... a la izquierda Apr 2016 #11
I work along side these hard-working guys, and I have for twenty-five years. NBachers Apr 2016 #12
No one should use think in conjunction with this ass dlwickham Apr 2016 #13
Yeah, Steve, and the farm subsidies that support Iowa communities are "laundered" LuckyLib Apr 2016 #14
The latest Farm Bill was very destructive to the SNAP and WIC Programs for children and Infants. DhhD Apr 2016 #16
racist asshole Skittles Apr 2016 #15
Iowa Native and Resident 47of74 thinks Steve King is an asshole. 47of74 Apr 2016 #17
Even the racist, dog fight fan of a Rethug Rep. can be THAT stupid, of course those back downeastdaniel Apr 2016 #18
What does Tommy Chong have in common with Mrs. Steve King? Joe Bacon Apr 2016 #19
This irks me! I'm tired of stupid conservative complaints that TheDebbieDee Apr 2016 #20
They are also sending their Social Security Taxes WHEN CRABS ROAR Apr 2016 #23
Even in the dunghill Jeb Bartlet Apr 2016 #21
Making racism mainstream again IronLionZion Apr 2016 #22

Jarqui

(10,110 posts)
1. And none of it is family members sending money home to try to help out?
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 03:36 PM
Apr 2016

Maybe I'm wrong but my initial reaction was wondering about racism.

This guy seems to really hate Latinos.

houston16revival

(953 posts)
2. I guess
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 03:37 PM
Apr 2016

there are no Mexican lawn mowing companies in Steve's upscale neighborhood

or Mexican restaurants

or scavenger thrift store shoppers

He's just out of touch with humanity

cynzke

(1,254 posts)
6. SORRY TWIT!
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 05:26 PM
Apr 2016

Those are the cheap wages your corporate handlers are paying to ILLEGALLY employ these people they EXPLOIT!

Eugene

(61,592 posts)
8. From the Congresscritter that gave us "calves the size of cantaloupes."
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 06:46 PM
Apr 2016

Predictable. Pure racism, but still predictable.

DhhD

(4,695 posts)
10. Immigrants cash their employer's payroll check and at the same time, they send money to
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 04:11 PM
Apr 2016

family members in another country (usually Mexico). Sit in customer service at Wal Mart on Friday evenings and Saturday and watch it happen.

a la izquierda

(11,784 posts)
11. Yes, laundering money...
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 04:22 PM
Apr 2016

In all those tiny, rural towns that are little more than shantytowns.
He's such a racist asshole

NBachers

(16,998 posts)
12. I work along side these hard-working guys, and I have for twenty-five years.
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 03:28 AM
Apr 2016

They're living in exile from their homeland and sending money back to help their family. They're helping to build homes and communities that they one day hope to return to.

I'm impressed at how hard-working and devoted they are. They go without so they can contribute to their wives, their children, and their parents. Fuck steve king.

LuckyLib

(6,814 posts)
14. Yeah, Steve, and the farm subsidies that support Iowa communities are "laundered"
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 03:36 PM
Apr 2016

money that first came through our paychecks before they ended up in your rural mailboxes.

DhhD

(4,695 posts)
16. The latest Farm Bill was very destructive to the SNAP and WIC Programs for children and Infants.
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 06:12 PM
Apr 2016

Asshole.

downeastdaniel

(497 posts)
18. Even the racist, dog fight fan of a Rethug Rep. can be THAT stupid, of course those back
Sat Apr 9, 2016, 08:49 AM
Apr 2016

Breaking Laborers send the vast majority to keep their families alive and themselves too, when they return. Even Steveo can't be that stupid! He's just not able to pass up an opportunity to join the racists in the Pig Pile.

Joe Bacon

(5,163 posts)
19. What does Tommy Chong have in common with Mrs. Steve King?
Sat Apr 9, 2016, 09:38 AM
Apr 2016

Hey, both of them both love to blow a little dope...

 

TheDebbieDee

(11,119 posts)
20. This irks me! I'm tired of stupid conservative complaints that
Sun Apr 10, 2016, 05:06 PM
Apr 2016

undocumented workers are sending money out of the country. It's nobody's business how these people spend the $ they earn... These people usually come here to get money to take care of their families back home.

Also, the 1% send and spend millions overseas every year - Nobody accuses them of laundering money even though that's probably just what they're doing!

WHEN CRABS ROAR

(3,813 posts)
23. They are also sending their Social Security Taxes
Tue Apr 12, 2016, 02:30 PM
Apr 2016

from their paychecks to the Federal Government.
Something that they will never collect.

Jeb Bartlet

(141 posts)
21. Even in the dunghill
Mon Apr 11, 2016, 01:54 PM
Apr 2016

that is the GOP, this particular turd shines out as a beacon of stupid to the rest of the right wing imbeciles.

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