Calif. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher Receives Death Threat Over Immigrant Bill

AP ^ | 1/27/04

[Jean S]

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) - The offices of Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher received dozens of threatening telephone calls Tuesday, including one death threat, after he authored a bill that would limit health care services for immigrants.

Information on the threats was turned over to police. "It will be forwarded to out detectives," said police Lt. Tom Donnelly.

The bill, introduced last week, would require hospitals to report a patient's immigration status before they could be reimbursed for treatment. Patients found to be in the United States illegally could be deported.

Threatening calls began after the bill was discussed on a New York radio station Tuesday. The office received so many calls they stopped answering the phone, said Rohrabacher's assistant, Kathleen Hollingsworth.

Staffers then listened to voice mails left at the office, one of which said, "I'm coming to kill you," she said.

"This is not just somebody I've angered and who's expressing some hostility. These are gruesome threats that I will be attacked and killed," Rohrabacher said.

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[Moonman62]

Shouldn't we expect this? The president has sent the message that when it comes to illegal immigration, crime pays.

[sarasmom]

Just waking up?
LOL!

[Zipporah]

LOL!

[DMCA]

I was a joke meant to imply that Karl Rove will do anything to help Bush and Fox. :->

[HennepinPrisoner]

Staffers then listened to voice mails left at the office, one of which said, "I'm coming to kill you," she said.

I'm sure he's just one of those harmless souls that is just here to do a job no American wants to do.

[Jean S]

No, I've been awake for a long time. The implication that Karl Rove made the death threats is way out of line and without merit.

[HennepinPrisoner]

Did someone let Karl Rove use the phone again? :->

ROFLMAO!

[JoeSchem]

.........just making death threats that American citizens won't do.

I'm anti-amnesty (er, anti-reward) but whenever something like this pops up in the news, I wait for the other shoe to drop. Just wait, it'll turn out that some mentally-ill 'right-winger' was making the death threats. Never forget, it was Timothy McVeigh who got Bill Clinton rehabilitated in the minds of the American public.

[Joe Hadenuf]

Shouldn't we expect this? The president has sent the message that when it comes to illegal immigration, crime pays.

Yes, yes, but I am sure Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher is just exaggerating these alleged death threats, because those that enjoy this epic, open border lunacy are all respected party members in good standing.

[sarasmom]

Looks pretty much like it will be another civil war.
Thank God I live in the South!
We can live without AC longer than they can live without heat.

[Joe Hadenuf]

The implication that Karl Rove made the death threats is way out of line and without merit.

Jean, I'm confident that he was just joking......

[Mamzelle]

re: just joking...

I certainly got the joke.

Either she's posturing, or needs a keeper.

[DMCA]

It was a joke. That is what the :-> means. You will not that I didn't say he made the death threat, he could have made all the other calls disguising his voice each time. I hear he does a great Donald Duck!

[farmfriend]

I couldn't get past the use of "immigrants" rather than "illegal aliens" in the first sentence.

[Missouri]

Dana Rohrabacher should be commened, because he is listening to American Citizens and doing what is right for America protecting us.

I've heard alot of good things about Rohrabacher who is in the Immigration Reform Caucus. I can't say I'm too surprised about the death threats. Alot of drug dealers benefit from the near-open border policy that we have. They use the vast ocean of illegals crossing the borders to swim in. Business would suffer if the borders were controlled.

[Jean S]

OK, I'll take you on your word.

[calawah98]

Did any one catch Lou Dobbs show today? He had a list of reps that were against the Prssidents immigration plan. I looked on the transcripts but did not see the names listed.

[Missouri]

Thank God I live in the South! We can live without AC longer than they can live without heat.

What about us here in the border states? Its 10 degrees outside right now.