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Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., is asking the U.S. Office of Detention and Removal Operations to explain why it's OK for jailers to use Tasers to control inmates who are U.S. citizens but not those who are in the country illegally. Click here for more of this article

Live from SkyAngel Network and the American Family Association, Congressman Tancredo will debate his fellow candidates on social issues and family values.

The law enforcement policies of New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine and Newark Mayor Corey Booker — who have ordered the police officers under their authority not to inquire as to the immigration status of the violent criminals they arrest, let alone initiate deportation proceedings — are infuriating, but not unprecedented. As outraged as Newark, New Jersey, and the entire country are over the schoolyard executions of Terrance Aeriel, Dashon Harvey and Iofemi Hightower, we cannot deny that we have seen this kind of thing before. There is, after all, a long and bloody tradition in this country of state and...

Representative Tom Tancredo (R-Littleton) today sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development asking what safeguards are in place to verify the legal residency and identity of potential homebuyers to ensure that illegal aliens are not obtaining federally backed home loans. He also pressed the agency to disclose the extent to which this type of fraud is contributing to volatility in the mortgage markets. In the letter, Tancredo cited a Colorado-based mortgage fraud ring in which realtors, loan officers, and sales agents were indicted and arrested for obtaining federally-backed loans for some 250 unqualified buyers by...

Reminds Him That Mexico Does In Fact End at U.S. Border (WASHINGTON, DC) – U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo today sharply criticized Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s comments panning the U.S. government’s efforts to get control of it’s southern border, condemning the treatment of his fellow countrymen who are in the U.S. illegally. President Calderon delivered his State of the Union speech in Mexico this Sunday; some excerpts include: “We strongly protest the unilateral measures taken by the U.S. Congress and government that have only persecuted and exacerbated the mistreatment of Mexican undocumented workers. … The insensitivity toward those who support the...

Cites Recent Incidents in Mexico as Cause for Concern with Permissive New Cross-Border Trucking Policy ( WASHINGTON, D.C. ) – Representative Tom Tancredo (R-Littleton) today criticized the new Bush Administration policy allowing Mexican trucks broad access to roadways. The plan, announced recently by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), allows Mexican trucking to carry goods into the rather than transferring cross-border shipments to American trucks at the border. “Six years after 9/11 our borders still haven’t been secured,” said Tancredo, “And I fear that this new Bush Administration trucking gamble will only exacerbate that problem.” Tancredo cited recent news reports...

Remarks on General Petraeus report "I am pleased that General Petraeus has indicated progress on the security situation in Iraq, and that this progress will allow us to begin disengaging from our lead role without withdrawing." Read the full statement

Fact #1. Governor Romney opposes deporting illegal immigrants. (San-Francisco Chronicle 3/17/07) Fact #2. Governor Romney supports a legal path to citizenship for illegal immigrants. (Lowell Sun 3/30/06) Fact #3. Governor Romney called the McCain-Kennedy amnesty bill "a reasonable proposal". (Associated Press 3/26/06) Governor Romney is suffering from what is called "amnesty amnesia". It is a contagious ailment spreading rapidly through the ranks of the Republican presidential candidates. Watch Romney admit his amnesty agenda: YouTube: Romney Supports Amnesty

In a press release issued, former Governor Mike Huckabee took issue with the Tancredo campaign's characterization of him as a pro-amnesty politician. Unfortunately for the Governor, the facts support the label. Fact #1. As Governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee denounced an immigration bill (Arkansas Senate Bill 206) that "would have required proof of citizenship to register to vote and would have required state agencies to report suspected cases of people living in the country illegally." (Doug Thompson, "Immigration Bill un-christian..governor says"Arkansas News Bureau 1/28/05) Fact #2. As Governor, Mike Huckabee offered a proposal to give state funded scholarships and state...

With illegal immigration the topic of the night, Congressman Tancredo proves himself once again as the champion of reform. "Its got nothing to do with disliking people who are coming into this country. It's got everything to do with the rule of law."

CONCORD, N.H.—If Presidential hopeful Tom Tancredo had his way, New Hampshire lawmakers behind an immigration bill would be thrown out of office and prosecuted for helping illegal immigrants. "If they actually implemented it, you bet. It's aiding and abetting. I think that's a pretty clear violation of the federal law," he said Wednesday of the bill, which would prohibit state and local authorities from enforcing federal immigration laws. Tancredo, a Colorado congressman who has staked his long-shot campaign for president on his vehement opposition to illegal immigration, acknowledged some legal obstacles likely would prevent prosecuting state lawmakers over proposed legislation....

Supporters of Taiwan in Washington took senior officials of the administration of US President George W. Bush to task on Friday for comments last week about Taiwan's international status and President Chen Shui-bian (陳水�) and the Democratic Progressive Party's plan to hold an election-day referendum on UN membership. Colorado Representative Tom Tancredo, a staunch supporter of Taiwan, criticized Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte for calling the referendum a move toward a declaration of independence, calling the statement "regrettable and irresponsible." "If Mr Negroponte's goal was to help validate a future Chinese attack on the island," the congressman said in...

Lawmaker Says “Enough is Enough” After Two Years and $114 Billion (WASHINGTON, DC) – U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Littleton) today criticized runaway government spending on post-Katrina recovery efforts as excessive, and called for a halt to any additional appropriations amid rumors that additional Katrina requests for money are forthcoming. “The amount of money that has been wasted on these so-called ‘recovery’ efforts has been mind-boggling,” said Tancredo, “Enough is enough.” According to the White House, the federal government has provided about $114 billion in funding and resources for hurricane recovery in the gulf coast over the last two years –...

Urges Bush Administration to Support Freedom and Democracy Instead of Acting as China’s “Bag Man” (WASHINGTON, DC) – U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo released the following letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, criticizing the administration for pandering to China and failing to manage U.S.-Taiwan relations in an evenhanded or effective way: Dear Secretary Rice, I was disappointed to read Deputy Secretary of State Negroponte’s comments earlier this week criticizing a proposed referendum that will be held in Taiwan next year. Unfortunately, I believe that his statements were just the latest example of this administrations total mishandling of our bilateral relationship...

Another presidential candidate is coming to Oklahoma to raise money for the campaign. Republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo is to attend fundraisers in Oklahoma City and Tulsa next Friday and Saturday. He'll attend a $100 per person private reception in Oklahoma City next Friday starting at 6 p.m. then attend a $25 per person a birthday celebration for state GOP Chairman Gary Jones and Vice Chairman Cheryl Williams. He'll be in Oklahoma City from 9 until 11 Saturday morning at a $50 per person event at the Oklahoma Training Center. Tancredo then will go to Tulsa for a 6 until...

Calling himself a pro-life, pro-gun and small government Republican, U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado included a Spencer stop in a campaign swing through northwest Iowa. Click here for more of this article

US lawmaker defends Mecca bombing comments Aug 5 05:55 PM US/Eastern Fiery Republican presidential long-shot Tom Tancredo Sunday defended his suggestion that America should threaten to bomb Muslim holy sites in order to deter a nuclear attack on US soil. Tancredo first mooted his controversial position last week, prompting the State Department to describe it as "absolutely crazy." "Yes, the State Department -- boy, when they start complaining about things I say, I feel a lot better about the things I say," Colorado representative Tancredo said in a presidential debate in Iowa televised on ABC. "My task as president of...

Republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo on Sunday stressed that the United States must overcome converging threats posed by radical Islam, communist China and broken borders. Click here for more of this article

We're down to the wire as we approach the day of the Iowa Straw Poll: August 11th. That's why Tancredo and his Army Against Amnesty have hit the campaign trail again in Iowa -- crisscrossing the great state to meet more crowds and campaign in more towns than ever. IOWA STRAW POLL INFORMATION | SIGN UP FOR THE IOWA STRAW POLL Picture Location: Tancredo excites the crowd in Atlantic, Iowa, on Tuesday night when discussing his plan against illegal immigration.

Hundreds turn out in support for presidential candidate Tom Tancredo as he campaigns against amnesty for illegal aliens, to secure the borders, and to protect American sovereignty. Tancredo is crisscrossing the great state of Iowa from Sioux City to Cedar Rapids, Des Moines to Dubuque. Check Tom's Blog for live updates from the campaign trail.

WASHINGTON (CNN) — It’s not every day a presidential hopeful sends Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff a head of lettuce, but that’s what Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colorado, is doing Wednesday to show his disagreement with Chertoff’s recent comments on how failure of passing immigration reform might affect the agricultural industry. Tancredo says he disagrees with recent comments Chertoff made that suggested if the immigration bill fails, the agricultural industry will suffer. To prove his point he is sending Chertoff a head of lettuce, a fruit basket, and a card saying, “much, much more where this comes from.” “The administration has...

Presidential candidate Tom Tancredo (R-CO) has had it with Senate Republicans pandering to corporate lobbyists and special interest groups. "I am doing everything I can to fight this travesty, and I will personally see to it that amnesty politicians face tough primary battles. They need to realize that treachery has its price." Sign the Save America citizen petition to help Tom defeat amnesty and amnesty politicians!

6/22/2007 7:00:00 PM Supporter Reception 282 Birch Hill Road North Conway, NH 6/23/2007 10:00:00 AM Town Hall Meeting 18 Main Street Littleton, NH 6/23/2007 3:30:00 PM Meet and Greet 603 River Road Westmoreland, NH 6/30/2007 Presidential Candidate Forum Iowa Events Center Hy-Vee Hall 730 Third Street Des Moines, IA

While in New Hampshire for the June 5th Republican presidential candidates' debate, Rep. Tancredo ran into Senator John McCain at Blake's Restaurant. Tancredo sent an order of nachos to Senator McCain, mocking Senator McCain's efforts to find a path to legal status for millions of undocumented residents once they have paid penalties, fines, learned English and passed citizenship tests -- proving they are hard-working members of our communities. Today, while 200 Esperanza clergy discuss immigration with their Members of Congress, Rev. Luis Cortes will respond with a delivery of his own, sending a Merriam-Webster Dictionary and a bilingual Bible to...

Throughout a House career that now is in its fifth term, Colorado Republican Tom Tancredo has reveled in his image as the firmest of hardliners on the issue of illegal immigration. So it was hardly surprising on Friday when Tancredo — who is staging a longshot bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination while not forgoing a possible House re-election campaign next year — declared himself “exuberant� over the scuttling of a bipartisan compromise Senate immigration bill. Tancredo and other conservative critics branded the bill a proposed "amnesty" for the millions of illegal immigrants currently in the United States -...

Presidential hopeful Tom Tancredo said Tuesday he will work against fellow Republicans -- among them rival John McCain who support an immigration bill he considers a sellout. Click here to read more of the article

Join "The Save America Campaign" Today I am launching a campaign to stop the U.S. Senate from selling out our country by giving amnesty to over fifteen million illegal aliens - but I can't do it without your help. Please sign the "No Amnesty" Citizen Petition committing yourself to working with me to defeat amnesty politicians and call your Senators today and tell them you have joined the growing army of Americans dedicated to the defeat of amnesty and all those who would support it.

6/5/2007 7:00:00 PM Republican Debate Saint Anselm College Live on CNN Manchester, NH6/5/2007 7:00:00 PMRepublican Debate Party Checkmate Pizza 201 Hanover Street Manchester, NH6/8/2007 2:00:00 PM Denison Cultural Diversity Forum Cronk’s Café 812 4th Ave S. Denison, IA6/8/2007 6:00:00 PM Woodbury County Immigration Forum Sioux City Convention Center 801 4th Street Sioux City, IA6/9/2007 9:00:00 AM Conservative Breakfast Meeting at Family Table 511 Hawkeye Ave SW Le Mars, IA6/9/2007 11:00:00 AM Meet & Greet - Pizza Ranch 119 Albany Ave NE Orange City, IA6/9/2007 2:00:00 PM Patriotic Reception Clay County Administration Building 300 West 4th Street Spencer, IA6/10/2007 3:00:00 PM...

This Sunday, Colorado Senator Ken Salazar was scheduled to appear on CBS's Face the Nation. He was going to debate the Senate immigration proposal, that gives amnesty to millions of illegal aliens. ...except, Salazar has cancelled. Why? Because he found out his debate opponent would be Congressman Tancredo. Hah! What is Salazar scared of? Tancredo's control of immigration facts and pure knowledge? What is Salazar afraid of? Being exposed on national television for endorsing a bill that could cripple America? The Tanc would've verbally steamrollered Salazar in the end. A shame that Salazar bailed out -- because that's something I...

Watch Tancredo live on CNN this Tuesday, June 5, starting at 7 PM Eastern. It's broadcast live from Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire. Also, the entire debate (including pre-debate and post-debate) will be live blogged.Click Here for more Information.Click Here for the Blog

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Tancredo is greeted with cheerful backslaps inside a crowded truck-stop diner that sits minutes from an Indian reservation casino outside Sioux City. He has come to discuss what many in this rapidly changing corner of northwestern Iowa have waited for : His bid to become U.S. president. Click here for more of this article

"I see so many conversions," said Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo, an advocate of strict immigration controls, at a Republican presidential debate in South Carolina earlier this month. Last year, Tancredo called Brownback "an extreme opponent of getting tough on illegal immigration." Click here for more of this article

WASHINGTON - The White House isn't the only prestigious address on Sen. Christopher Dodd's mind as he nears a decision on whether he'll plunge into a crowded field of Democratic presidential contenders. Wall Street also looms large. The Connecticut senator will become chairman of the Senate Banking Committee in Congress, giving him oversight of the nation's banking, financial services and insurance industries. The post will create new fundraising opportunities - a potential boost for a longshot prospect like Dodd who must prove he can raise the tens of million of dollars needed to stay competitive in the 2008 campaign. "Any...

Just wanted to put in my nomination for Tom Tancredo the Republican Representative from Littleton Colorado to be the next President of the United States. Personally I believe that he is the single strongest voice on Capitol Hill for securing our borders and protecting the sovereignty of the United States. I am tired of having to pick the lesser of two evils and with both Georges that is what it has come down to in my mind. Both Georges and Bill Clinton have and are working in concert with Jimmy Carter and the rest of the Tri-Lateral commission to destroy...

Tancredo stirs the pot again Article Last Updated:11/30/2006 07:15:30 PM MST Congressman Tom Tancredo, who has perfected the art of stirring up political storms, is reveling in controversy again. And, like a pig rolling in mud, he's loving every minute of it. Not that we're calling him a pig, of course. But Florida Gov. Jeb Bush had another name for the Littleton Republican: "What a nut," the president's brother told reporters. "I'm just disappointed \[that\] he's a Republican. He doesn't represent my views." Tancredo, who has been flirting with a presidential run and possibly a Senate bid, kicked open a...

U.S. Rep. John Salazar, D-Colo., and an aide are the talk of the Colorado political blogosphere. A highly critical ad apparently ready for television was circulating on the Internet on Monday, but had yet to be broadcast. The ad questions the conduct of Salazar’s Washington, D.C., spokeswoman, Nayyera Haq, who also speaks for the Congressional Muslim American Staffers Association. In that capacity, Haq criticized Rep. Tom Tancredo, a Front Range Republican, for his letter supporting Pope Benedict XVI, who had quoted a 14th century emperor that condemned Islam. Salazar, a first-term congressman from Manassa, has declined to comment directly on...

Someone like Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo could do surprisingly well in the 2008 Republican presidential contest, a unique "blind bio" poll found. With two years to go before the two major parties’ presidential nominating conventions, the polling outfit Zogby International decided to do something different this summer to gauge the strength of the would-be candidates. The pollsters didn’t ask about candidates by name. Instead, they read brief biographies of various would-be contenders and then asked people to pick their favorites. Tancredo, the Littleton Republican dubbed "Candidate J," finished fourth on the Republican side with 9.9 percent of the tally. He...

A Proposal For an Honest and Workable Guest Worker Program There are several "Guest Worker" proposals being floated around Washington these days as a solution to our immigration crisis—or more accurately, our illegal immigration boondoggle. The proposals I have seen will do nothing to solve the problem of illegal immigration. In fact, they are thinly-disguised proposals for granting legal status to the millions of illegal aliens already inside our country. In other words, they are really amnesty programs. A bill recently introduced in the Congress would allow illegal aliens already in the U.S. to earn the right to legal...

"The Oath of Citizenship Ought to Mean Something." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Tom Tancredo (R-Littleton) today criticized participation in the recent Mexican presidential election by U.S. citizens. According to recent news reports, several thousand Americans of Mexican descent may have voted in the weekend election. "Doesn't anyone take the oath of citizenship seriously anymore?" said Tancredo. The oath reads, "I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen...and that I...

Appearing on the Neil Cavuto Show on Fox News, Congressman Tom Tancredo (R, Colorado) announced that he will run for President if no other "serious candidate" will take on the issue of illegal immigration. "My purpose is to make immigration the focal point of any national debate in the Presidential dlection," said Tancredo.

Rep. Tom Tancredo's get-tough-first attitude on immigration reform is having a positive impact on his possible presidential run in 2008. The Colorado Republican won tonight's GOP straw poll in Macomb County, Mich., located in the Detroit metro area. Tancredo took about 18% of the vote of 325 votes cast at the Lincoln Day Dinner. Although it was only a plurality on a fractured GOP ballot, Tancredo beat out GOP heavyweights Rudy Giuliani, Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Here are the complete results, courtesy of Michigan GOP Chairman Saul Anuzis: Candidate Votes Percent Tom Tancredo 60...

No to Condoleezza Rice. No to John McCain. No to Newt Gingrich. No to Haley Barbour. None of these Republican politicians will be able to stop Hillary Clinton in 2008 or solve the most pressing problems facing this country. Naturally, some readers are asking me for an alternative. I've thought about this a great deal. Hillary Clinton will be the choice of the Democratic Party. She is a dangerous demagogue who could, as president for four years, complete the destruction of this country begun during the eight years her husband held office. She must be stopped. While I have no...

Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo. WASHINGTON – Two years ago, he was as lonely as the Maytag repairman – an obscure congressman trying desperately to raise the visibility of an issue he believed threatened the very security of the U.S. More recently, he has become a force to be reckoned with, the leader of a powerful House caucus, a Republican who has taken on the president, a man respected for outspoken positions and the political force behind what has become the hottest issue in the nation. Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., chairman of the House Immigration Reform Caucus and the undisputed...

A new poll from Rasmussen Reports has some bad news for Republicans—well, almost all Republicans. If you’re Rep. Tom Tancredo (R.-Colo.), the news couldn’t be better. While a generic Republican candidate trails a generic Democrat by 12 percentage points, according to the poll, a third-party candidate who runs on a get-tough-on-immigration platform not only beats the Republican, but also actually runs even with the Democrat. Here’s an excerpt: The survey also asked respondents how they would vote if "a third party candidate ran in 2008 and promised to build a barrier along the Mexican border and make enforcement of immigration...

La reconquista, a radical movement calling for Mexico to "reconquer" America's Southwest, has stepped out of the shadows at recent immigration-reform protests nationwide as marchers held signs saying, "Uncle Sam Stole Our Land!" and waved Mexico's flag. Even as organizers urged marchers to display U.S. flags, the theme of reclaiming "stolen" land remained strong. One popular banner read: "If you think I'm illegal because I'm a Mexican, learn the true history because I'm in my homeland."

What do you call a man who stirs up the pot to boiling and leaves the cooking to others? I call that man an agitator. White House Run Not Likely (Tancredo!) First elected to the House in 1998, Tancredo made immigration reform his top issue. As the issue mushroomed in the public's awareness, Tancredo became the national spokesman for those who want to stop illegal immigration. Now, he says, other lawmakers are battling to take over his role - or, as he puts it, "out-Tancredo Tancredo." Oh yeah? Who is that national spokesman, Tank? McCain, Giuliani, Romney, Rice, Clinton? Doesn't...

Tancredo says goal achieved. The hard-liner on immigration says the border issue is getting the attention he sought. By Anne C. Mulkern Denver Post Staff Writer Rep. Tom Tancredo says his fight against illegal immigration has been taken up by others trying to "out-Tancredo Tancredo." (Post / Helen H. Richardson) Washington - Immigration hard-liner Tom Tancredo's presidential campaign might be over before it begins. The Republican congressman from Littleton, who for more than a year has flirted with a presidential run in 2008 to force debate on illegal immigration, said Wednesday that his work largely is done. The issue is...

Rudy Giuliani better hope that a new documentary on his mayoralty, "Giuliani Time," never makes it to cineplexes in Iowa, New Hampshire and other presidential battlegrounds. The two-hour film, which debuts May 12, casts Giuliani not as the hero of 9/11 - the role that won him acclaim as America's Mayor - but rather as the iron-fisted ruler of a city where children went hungry, the poor were forgotten and many city cops were racists. In short, "Giuliani Time" seeks to do for Giuliani what Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" did for President Bush - namely, shine an unsparing light on...