CNN’s Matt Lewis: What Steve King Said Is Dangerous

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LEWIS: “Well, he’s trying to duck the question. And I think Paul Ryan does a have a very noble and positive position on things like immigration. He comes from the same kind of school that I come from, called a Reagan/Kemp school that believes that more people equals more ideas and that we’re benefited — we benefit as a country from having diverse viewpoints. So, I think that what Steve King said is dangerous. It’s actually representative of a sort of fringe strain that’s becoming more popular on the right right now, both internationally and in America. I do though, think, that there are elements within what he was trying to say, that I’m sorry to see get caught up in this. I think that most mainstream conservatives would say, More Americans, white, black, whatever, should be having more babies. And that a civilization needs to be basically reproducing and having kids in order to survive. Part of the reason we need immigrants, frankly, is because we’re not having — Americans are not having enough kids. And I also think that it’s just fine to defend western civilization. Starting in 2015 with the signing of the Magna Carta, until today, western civilization has delivered all sorts of great things, including the rule of law and tolerance. There are elements I think he’s right about, but the larger point, I think is very toxic and pernicious."