KING BRINGS HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE IMMIGRATION
HEARING TO IOWA
WASHINGTON- Iowa Congressman Steve King announced
today Iowa will host a public field immigration
hearing of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee in
Dubuque on September 1st.
The U.S. House is
bringing the immigration reform debate to the
American people this summer through a series of
immigration reform field hearings held across the
country. King serves on the House Judiciary
Committee, Immigration Subcommittee and the
Immigration Reform Caucus.
The
hearing will be open to the public and will hear
testimony from witnesses and discuss, "Do the
Senate's Reid-Kennedy bill's
amnesty provisions repeat the mistakes of the
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986?"
"It is crucial for
Iowans to be involved in this debate, as immigration
policy affect sthe national and economic security of
this country for generations," said King. "I hope
many Iowans will take advantage of this opportunity
to participate in federal policy-making and make
Iowa's voice heard."
