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March 27, 2006
Newsweek: Tancredo Drives the Immigration Debate "[Rep.] Tancredo may not be a household name yet, but he's doing everything he can to change that . . . Tancredo was one of the first politicians to tap into Comments
Keep up the PUSH, Tom. Push, Push and Push! The candidate who favord stopping illegal immigration and no amnesty will get MY vote! I will vote the candidate - not the party! Posted by: Sick 'n Tired on March 27, 2006 01:41 PM Congressman Tom Tancredo is a true American hero. He is the voice of the 85 percent of the American population who have no voice on this issue, and he deserves our help and thanks. Posted by: jack white on March 27, 2006 02:54 PM Tancredo you'll have my vote. We cannont continuew to ignore this growing problem. Posted by: Upset in Colorado on March 27, 2006 02:59 PM I think Tom has a better chance in 2008 then he might suspect. Every pole taken has shown that the majority of Americans want enforcement done where illegal aliens are concerned and no amensty. If Tom works on these four issues during his run at the White House I think he would be a sure win. 1. Securing our borders and removing the illegals aliens from our country. 2. Detailed plan and deadline for getting out of Iraq. 3. Education 4. American Jobs What do you guys think? Brian Posted by: Brian on March 27, 2006 03:11 PM I've long admired Tom Tancredo. This was quite an interesting article. Here in SW Ohio, we have illegal aliens in many small towns as well as cities. Many of these areas voters were very pro-Bush in the last election. Now, people are quite angry about the presence of the illegal aliens. The children of illegals are adding to school class sizes and even necessitating the addition of special staff certified in "English as a Second Language" (ESL). In an era of outsourcing, shrinking job opportunities, stagnant wages and tight school budgets, people are getting angry. It's worth mentioning that No Child Left Behind education law which passed with Bush's blessing is terrible in mandating the education of illegal aliens; schools cannot even ask about legal status. Posted by: Info_Tech_Guy on March 27, 2006 03:34 PM KEEP ON FIGHTING! People like Tom Tancredo are our only hope to remedy this mess. Of course, those who do not get their way, will react, and what an ugly reaction it usually is--Racist xenophobe or whatever it is, hateful. Who cares??? It is their own hatred and sense of entitlement that is showing. Posted by: Born American on March 27, 2006 03:45 PM I gather the Judiciary Committee just passed the McCain/Kenney Amensty Act. It will be up to the House to stop this betrayal of the United States to cheap labor pimps, drug pushers, and terrorists if the rest of the Senate goes along with this prostitution. Thank God there is a Tancredo there for every Kennedy, McCain, and other Senate Benedict Arnold. Posted by: jack white on March 27, 2006 04:39 PM I would throw my support behind Mr. Tancredo 110% if he will not support any guestworker program, but will carry on the rally cry for enforcement and security! I wish just one politician would ask the question as to why we aren't investing in our citizens? Why are allowing millions to sit on welfare rather put them to work...you'd bet they'd pick vegetables or build houses if they weren't being given a check every month and if it were up to me, I would gladly subsidize any American citizen before I want to see any illegal given privilege!!! Posted by: takn on March 27, 2006 05:11 PM The only chance the republican party has to stay in power is to pass a tough no amnesty no guest worker bill. Mexicans should not be given right to immigrate to our country when ever they feel like it. The ones protesting in LA should go back to mexico,so what if they came here and put an american out of work by offering to work for much less. Many republicans are afraid to pass any immigration bill that will slow or stop the flow of illegals becouse large corporations want the supply of cheap labor. This will bite the republicans in the ass beacouse when these illegals multiply they will give birth to millions of democrats. it could very well be the death of the republican party Posted by: american citizen on March 27, 2006 06:18 PM I am proud to live in Colorado where some are represented by Tancredo, one of our only elected officials that cares about nations longevity and doesn't cave to big business. Unfortunately I don't live in Tancredo's district hopefully he does put in his bid for the Presidency as he will definately get my vote. Ken Salazar, a cosponsor of the Kennedy/McCain represents my district in the Senate. (or only represents big agriculture that funds his campaigns I should say.) I feel bad that my elected official is part of the problem, but I see this as an opportunity to fund his opponents in upcoming elections with time and money. Posted by: bud on March 27, 2006 07:47 PM The only chance the republican party has to stay in power is to pass a tough no amnesty no guest worker bill. Mexicans should not be given right to immigrate to our country when ever they feel like it. The ones protesting in LA should go back to mexico,so what if they came here and put an american out of work by offering to work for much less. Many republicans are afraid to pass any immigration bill that will slow or stop the flow of illegals becouse large corporations want the supply of cheap labor. This will bite the republicans in the ass beacouse when these illegals multiply they will give birth to millions of democrats. it could very well be the death of the republican party Posted by: american citizen on March 27, 2006 08:10 PM Tom is one of our American Heros that stands up for principles and is ready to lead Congress to sensible immigration reform. I get so tired of the pro illegal immigrant lobby saying that those of us are "racist" because we support border security. I am an African-American and I say that the Pro Illegal Immigrant lobby are the "racist" because they want special privileges for Mexican illegals ONLY. I never hear of the Pro Illegal Lobby speaking of the rights of other people from the countries of the world that have a right to come here to America. Mexico does not deserve "special privileges" simply because it sits on our southern border. Enforcing our sovernty and immigration laws are not racist. Most of the illegals are Mexicans - its that simple, end of story. Posted by: James Broussard on March 27, 2006 08:34 PM Tom is one of our American Heros that stands up for principles and is ready to lead Congress to sensible immigration reform. I get so tired of the pro illegal immigrant lobby saying that those of us are "racist" because we support border security. I am an African-American and I say that the Pro Illegal Immigrant lobby are the "racist" because they want special privileges for Mexican illegals ONLY. I never hear of the Pro Illegal Lobby speaking of the rights of other people from the countries of the world that have a right to come here to America. Mexico does not deserve "special privileges" simply because it sits on our southern border. Enforcing our sovernty and immigration laws are not racist. Most of the illegals are Mexicans - its that simple, end of story. Posted by: James on March 27, 2006 08:35 PM Tom is one of our American Heros that stands up for principles and is ready to lead Congress to sensible immigration reform. I get so tired of the pro illegal immigrant lobby saying that those of us are "racist" because we support border security. I am an African-American and I say that the Pro Illegal Immigrant lobby are the "racist" because they want special privileges for Mexican illegals ONLY. I never hear of the Pro Illegal Lobby speaking of the rights of other people from the countries of the world that have a right to come here to America. Mexico does not deserve "special privileges" simply because it sits on our southern border. Enforcing our sovernty and immigration laws are not racist. Most of the illegals are Mexicans - its that simple, end of story. Posted by: James on March 27, 2006 08:35 PM Go Tom! Time to push back REAL HARD!!! Posted by: Greg on March 27, 2006 09:37 PM I think the marches by illegals have really shown the terrible problem that is occurring in this country. I believe the amount of Mexican flags present at these marches, more than proves to any sceptical American watching TV, that these people are not here to help build our country. They care nothing for our country. If they truly wanted to be US citizens, they knew how to do it correctly. Corruption and breaking the law has been a way of life for them, and they won't change their actions hanging onto a Mexican flag or a flag from any other country. Tom Tancredo, has been a blessing for this nation, as no other politician in our current timeframe has stood his ground to the degree this man has. What I find truly sad is that now Mexico has a labor shortage due to the exodus from that country. Money sent to Mexico reached a record high of $20 + billion last year, making it the 3rd largest industry behind illegal drugs and oil. "For the governing class, immigrants become the solution. They leave. They reduce the political and social pressure...They reduce the costs of public works projects," said Rodolfo Garcia Zamora, an economist and immigration expert at the Autonomous University of Zacatecas, a government operated university. "They can only hope that everybody leaves and sends home collective remittances." In 5 states, including Zacatecas, remittances from abroad equal 100% or more of the salaries generated locally. In the state of Michoacan, money sent home from the US is 182% of in-state incomes. In 31% of Mexico's municipalities, population is shrinking steadily because of migration to the US. In Zacatecas, known for silver mines, 45 of the 58 muicipalities are shrinking. The state's population of 1.5 million would double if all of its emigrants and their offspring returned home. There was a proposal put before the US Congress in 2004 to create a North American Investment Fund that would have sent $20 BILLION in American and Canadian development aid to Mexico to start projects there. This idea went nowhere. None of the 16 states in Mexico with the highest rates of migration has made economic development a major priority. Why should they? State and federal leaders encourage their citizens to go to the US illegally. One immigrant in Zacatecas said an official told her how to scam the US system. Their Foreign Ministry has been publishing their "Guide for the Mexican Immigrant" for a little over a year now. Earlier this year, the independent, federal Human Rights Commission published maps showing illegal immigrants how to find water and highways, when crossing the desert into the US. After an uproar, plans to distribute them were supposedly shelved. Personally, I don't believe they just threw the maps away, when government officials have always been willing to help Mexican citizens break our laws. The working age people seem to all be waiting to leave Mexico. Tom Tancredo has been stating that Mexico is not doing enough to help themselves, since he got into office. How much more proof do DC politicians need when there is such a drain out of Mexico, they are now suffering a shortage of workers, and are announcing it to media sources. Of course, they are still supporting illegal immigration, because it means they don't have to do anything but sit back and collect the remittances. They are the Mexican elite after all, and the rest of us are put on the face of the earth, so they can continue to do their drugs, drink their alcoholic poisons and laugh about how stupid gringos are. We need to deport all those, who are here illegally, as there are jobs for them. Mexico would be forced to do more to help themselves and would understand that the days of remittances and tequila were over. Thank you, Tom, for staying the course. You are truly a man among a lot of males in DC politics. Please run for President. I think the results of that race would surprise both political parties, who are so naive about listening to the desires of US citizens. Posted by: jaded on March 28, 2006 12:55 AM When I was in grade school, we were taught to take pride in America and to value our culture and way of life. Things are so bad now that when I watch Tom Tancredo, I see him as no less than a peer of the founding Fathers. God, I hope we can save our culture and our way of life. Posted by: Bill Dexter on March 28, 2006 08:13 AM James, thanks for joining us here. African-Americans are getting wholesale replaced in many areas, and this is an outrage. With immigration reform, I want every African-American to be counted and mapped right back to his or her rightful job. I also want continued advancement for African-Americans, who have been here from the start of the country, and under some of the worst of conditions. The white business community in effect set out to replace black Americans starting with Reagan's 1986 amnesty, at a time when African-Americans were making real progress. This dirty little secret of immigration is a disgrace to our national character. Foremost, the government needs to represent the People. It also needs to keep full employment, not cook the labor books, and protect the tax base. To do this, they must CARE about American worker employment, but yesterday, they did not. There is no case for even a dialogue about more immigration until every American worker is fully employed and accounted for, but yesterday the Senate Judiciary Committee did not even mention a way of ensuring that Americans are not muscled out of their livelihoods. There is no process in place at all. These Senators want a borderless world in which any owner of capital can replace workers at will if they want to reduce salary expenses, and moreoever, there is a disturbing element of control at work here. In other words, anyone who dissents can be replaced. But just like the ancient Romans and the Americans of the 1920s, the elite is naive and arrogant. The negative consequences of amnesty and open borders will shock the business community. First, the economy was already heading for an asset collapse, combined with soaring commodity prices. But instead of muddling through this as a nation and keeping as many people as possible employed, this elite panel has decided to flood the country with labor in a doomed attempt to prop up a failing economy. So, we will not even have the sanity and national unity we need to deal with our problems, and those problems are only made worse by the "remedies." The House needs to torpedo this amnesty/guestworker program. For that to happen, Americans need to call their House Representatives and demand enforcement-only, and assure their Representatives that they will vote for them even when Bush uses the hardball tactic of blocking their campaign finance. Americans need to go to the polls this November with their heads on straight and THINK in those polls -- not vote for the candidate with the most radio ads. If this mad, corrupt, and subversive agenda continues, I want this entire era to be documented and securely archived so that future generations can see why this country collapsed.
Posted by: FCannon on March 28, 2006 11:29 AM You got it right, Brian, vote the candidate, not the party in the upcoming elections! That's what I'm going to do too. Tancredo for President! Posted by: SendEmHome on March 28, 2006 06:26 PM Congressman Tom Tancredo is a truly patriotic, honorable, American leader that stands up for the American way of life and its values. Yet, he stands almost alone among far too many spineless politicians who turn a deaf ear to patriotic Americans while openly and shamelessly catering to big business, foreigners, and special interest groups. Our patriotic forefathers must be rolling in their graves over the shameless way that many of our two bit politicians in Washington are planning to reward illegal aliens with amnesty. It seems the morals that I learned as a child about America and it values must now be rewritten. I suppose that I should no longer tell my children that George Washington confessed to axing down the cherry tree because it was the honest and honorable thing to do and that he understood that he must make amends for the wrong that he had done. No, now, the politically correct version of that blessed moral should probably add that his father offered generous terms of amnesty in exchange for his confession. And dear George, knowing a damn good thing when he saw it, embraced the amnesty with glee. C'mon fellow Americans, the time has come to stand up and support great leaders like Congressman Tancredo and hold down the fort. America's greatest threats are from within and the very way of life that we hold dear is under full fledged assualt by our politicians and ethnic interest groups that have openly and clearly demonstrated that their agenda is all about them and their cultures, be damned the American way of life. These groups be that the master plan for our ocuntry and way of life should be based upon multiculturalism, rewritten history, unfettered immigration, goverment hand outs for one and all, and big government that casts its dark shadow over every aspect of our lives and tries to be all things to all peoples. Enough is enough. We are a sovereign nation that openly permits individuals to slither across our borders with not only impunity, but great rewards to boot. And, these dishonorable sorts and the special interest groups that represent them boldy stage demonstrations and wave their flags on our soil and demnd that our government give them what they want. Try such a stunt in Mexico, or elsewhere in third world countries and see what happens. Wake up patriots, our nation is under siege! Posted by: Patriotic Son of America on March 29, 2006 01:22 PM |
the latest surge of anger. In states with large numbers of undocumented workers, voters complain that poor illegals are overwhelming public schools, clogging hospital emergency rooms and bankrupting welfare budgets. And they worry that inadequate border security makes it easy for would-be terrorists to sneak into the country. Tancredo's colleagues are listening. When he arrived in Washington, he started the Immigration Reform Caucus. The group attracted just 16 members. Today, there are 91," Newsweek writes. "In December, the House tossed aside the [Bush] worker program and passed a bill that features tougher security at the Mexican border--including Tancredo's cherished fence--and crackdowns on illegals who are already here. 'You can't ignore him,' says a GOP leadership aide who wouldn't be named because he wanted to keep his job. 'The administration doesn't want to hear this, but a lot of Americans think he's right.'"