Tancredo: Justice differs for immigrants

AP ^ | 8/2/5

[SmithL]

HANAHAN, S.C. - Republican Rep. Tom Tancredo told law enforcement officers that illegal immigrants are held to lower standards by the justice system than Americans.

"An illegal alien actually has a different system of justice here," he said Tuesday in a speech to about 30 officers. "If you're here illegally, you can get a pass."

Tancredo, from Colorado, has come under fire recently from some Hispanic groups for his calls for tougher immigration enforcement and a proposal to tax some of the money immigrants send outside U.S. borders.

Hispanic and Islamic groups called for his resignation in a Denver protest recently, citing Tancredo's suggestion to target Islamic holy sites if terrorists launch a nuclear attack on the United States.

In his speech, he urged the police officers to force political candidates from either party to clearly state positions on immigration laws.

Tancredo's stance on immigration has put him at loggerheads with the Bush administration and its support of an amnesty for undocumented immigrants from Mexico. Tancredo calls amnesty "a rotten idea" that would turn the flow of illegal immigrants into a "tidal wave."

"I support him in many ways," Tancredo said of the president. "On this, I think he is wrong."

Tancredo says he has no presidential aspirations of his own.

"I'm too short, I'm too fat, I'm too bald to be the president of the United States," he said.

[Millee]

"I'm too short, I'm too fat, I'm too bald to be the president of the United States," he said.

That's not stopping Hillary. Run Tom, run!!

[Types_with_Fist]

That's not stopping Hillary. Run Tom, run!!

LOL!!!

Amen, though. We've been BS'd for so long by other politicians. It's a breath of fresh air to hear one speak truth and common sense.

[Barney Gumble]

Tom's great!

[Travis McGee]

If the ICE and the ATF swapped agents and law enforcement philosphies, every illegal alien in America would be jailed, deported or shot in one month.

(I would just like a list of the laws which "really count" that I have to obey, and a list of the laws I can ignore, like the illegal aliens can.)

This legal double standard is a major step on the road to third world Banana Republic status.

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U.S. Constitution Article 4 Section 4:

"The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government,

and shall protect each of them against Invasion;"

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Invasion: \In*va"sion\, n. [L. invasio: cf. F. invasion. See Invade.] [1913 Webster]

1. The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.

[gubamyster]

ping

[johnb838]

ping

[blackie]

Tom Tancredo has some great ideas ~ sadly, he isn't electable; nationally.

[swampfox98]

Hispanic and Islamic groups called for his resignation in a Denver protest recently, citing Tancredo's suggestion to target Islamic holy sites if terrorists launch a nuclear attack on the United States.

Do they run the country now, I wonder?

[afnamvet]

Tancredo's stance on immigration has put him at loggerheads with the Bush administration and its support of an amnesty for undocumented immigrants from Mexico. Tancredo calls amnesty "a rotten idea" that would turn the flow of illegal immigrants into a "tidal wave." "I support him in many ways," Tancredo said of the president. "On this, I think he is wrong."

So do I congressman.

[digger48]

Tancredo just needs to remember that HE is the enemy to the MSM. Everything he now says, will be cut, chopped, minced, and re-pasted back together to cause maximum damage and make him seem a loon.

I'm still kinda on the fence about him though. Too many parallels to Buchannan. And Buchannan has proven himself to be a fool more than once.

[rodguy911]

I heard Tancredo on talk radio yesterday. Can't remember the show. He was awesome. Telling about all the inside politics that go on. How so many reps really think like he does and support him but don't have any cajones at all to vote with him. He is a true patriot.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Why ping Dane? Nobody wants to hear his Tancredo-bashing.

[Regulator]

Hispanic and Islamic groups called for his resignation in a Denver protest recently

Tom's got all the right enemies.

[rodguy911]

"sadly he isn't electable nationally"
It's too bad too. Yesterday he pointed out that of the 5 million illegals that got through last year some 40,000 of them were from "countries of concern". In other words we do not have a clue how many terrorists are already here and plotting who knows what. We need a fence and need it now!!

[SittinYonder]

Invasion: \In*va"sion\, n. [L. invasio: cf. F. invasion. See Invade.] [1913 Webster]

Nice, but the way things are going you'll need to learn this in Spanish.

[Travis McGee]

Yes, and it's spelled "reconquista."

[politicalwit]

As least "invasion" is spelled the same in English as it is in Spanish.

[WoofDog123]

On the bright side, Invasion is Invasión in spanish, so we should be ok.

[politicalwit]

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