{"id":429810,"date":"2021-04-15T23:50:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T03:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=429810"},"modified":"2021-04-15T23:50:31","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T03:50:31","slug":"grassley-iowa-cant-afford-to-be-babysitting-unaccompanied-minors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grassley-iowa-cant-afford-to-be-babysitting-unaccompanied-minors\/","title":{"rendered":"Grassley: Iowa can\u2019t afford to be \u2018babysitting\u2019 unaccompanied minors"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgrassley-iowa-cant-afford-to-be-babysitting-unaccompanied-minors%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=429810&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2398522\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2398522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MISSION, TEXAS \u2013 MARCH 26: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) speaks to the media after a tour of part of the Rio Grande river on a Texas Department of Public Safety boat on March 26, 2021 in Mission, Texas. (Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 8:35 PM PT \u2013 Thursday, April 15, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley (R) is the latest Republican to oppose housing migrant minors in his state. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/whoradio.iheart.com\/featured\/jeff-angelo-on-the-radio\/\">radio interview<\/a> with host Jeff Angelo last week, Grassley said Iowa has a long history of taking in refugees, which it will continue to do.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Iowa senator noted refugees \u201cdon\u2019t need babysitting by state government officials.\u201d Grassley also criticized the Biden administration\u2019s handling of the situation at the southern border, calling it a \u201chumanitarian, health and security crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sen. Chuck Grassley became the latest Republican to come out against his state housing unaccompanied minors who have arrived at the southern border <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7uhH0dzqge\">https:\/\/t.co\/7uhH0dzqge<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R8no04ohwK\">pic.twitter.com\/R8no04ohwK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Hill (@thehill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thehill\/status\/1382727940618788867?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The senator\u2019s comments echoed those of Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, who recently said Iowa doesn\u2019t have the facilities to house migrants.<\/p>\n<p>Reynolds added, its Biden\u2019s problem.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/republicans-urge-biden-admin-to-reevaluate-withdrawal-of-u-s-troops\/\">Republicans Urge Biden Admin. To Reevaluate Withdrawal Of U.S. Troops<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MISSION, TEXAS \u2013 MARCH 26: Sen. 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