A Republican lawmaker is butting heads with his fellow House GOP colleague, Rep. Steve King of Iowa, over a tweet posted Sunday that said the U.S. cannot restore its civilization with “someone else’s babies.”
Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan tweeted on Monday afternoon, “I’m an American no less than you are. I love our Constitution and traditions. Am I ‘somebody else’s’ baby because my parents are immigrants?”
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King, sharing an article from the Voice of Europe, said the author, Dutch politician Geert Wilders, understood “that culture and demographics are our destiny” and getting back to the nation’s Caucasian roots can only be done by bearing more children who are white.
Amash is a second-generation American whose parents immigrated to the U.S. from Palestine and Syria.
Former Florida Jeb Bush also criticized King’s remarks on Monday.
“America is a nation of immigrants,” Bush tweeted. “The sentiment expressed by Steve King doesn’t reflect our shared history or values.”
King told CNN on Monday he stands by his comments.
“Well, of course, I meant exactly what I said, as is always the case,” King said. “You cannot rebuild your civilization with somebody else’s babies, you’ve got to keep your birth rate up, and that you need to teach your children your values and in doing so you can grow your population you can grow your culture and you can grow your way of life.”
