Claim: Rep. Steve King attracted attention -- and criticism from Republican leaders -- for saying of immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children: "For every one who's a valedictorian, there's another 100 out there that they weigh 130 pounds and they've got calves the size of cantaloupes because they're hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert."
Fact-check: King's 'Thin Air' Immigrant Stat - FactCheck.org
Verdict: rep. steve king attracted attention -- and criticism from republican leaders -- for saying of immigrants who came to the u.s. illegally as children: "for every one who's a valedictorian, there's another 100 out there that they weigh 130 pounds and they've got calves the size of cantaloupes because they're hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2013-07-26T20:00:56