I’ve talked to him many dozens of times in person and on the phone. He accepted no amount of illegal immigration, VISA overstays or border border jumpers or “long time” illegals. He and Tancredo were the only one in 2008 that did not equivocate on sending all illegals home - genuine NO AMNESTY. I can dig up many quotes.
His 1st priority was and is securing the border, because, as he argued many times, it doesn’t do much good to deport Mexicans and S. Americans if they can turn around and re-enter with ease...as they do this very minute.
But if you look at HIS legislation which he either sponsored or co-sponsored, it is clear that all illegals needed to go. None of this we’ll secure the border then decide what to do with them later crap.
Hunter had no response when I asked him what he would do with the visa overstays. His solution of building the fence only answers part of the problem.
After Tancredo left Congress in 2009, Steve King was the best in the House on immigration issues.