Last July, Representative Steve King (Iowa, Republican) had questioned “other sub groups” and their “contribution to civilization.” I had shared my thoughts in my blog post on it, earlier. Obviously he seems to be on the path of discovering new lows for himself, with his distasteful declaration in a recent tweet – “We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies.”

When the media asked him to clarify, he reiterated his stance and added, “If you go down the road a few generations, or maybe centuries, with the inter-marriage, I’d like to see an America that is just so homogenous that we look a lot the same,” he said.

 

“Homogeneous”? Seriously, Rep. King?

I know that facts may not mean much to you, as we now live in this Trumpian, post-facts era. Nevertheless, let me try to present just three, with the vain hope of educating folks such as yourself.

According to some studies out there:

• About 40% of Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or by sons and daughters of immigrants.
• Since 2000, 31 of the 78 Nobel Prize winners from USA, have been immigrants.
• And last but certainly not the least, approximately 65,000 immigrants serve in the US Armed Forces.

To me, it is quite obvious that the dire need right now, is to protect and restore civilization from your hateful ideology. And I therefore propose that if you have the ability to do so, please realize your responsibilities as an US Congressman. Please strive to foster and celebrate unity in diversity. Please ensure a civil and harmonious discourse in society, and nurture egalitarian ideals. Please try to bring people together and encourage them to leverage each others’ strengths and complement each other, to make this world a better place.

If you cannot do that, please step aside. Perhaps “somebody else’s babies” should try.