[Zipporah]

Well here is my letter to Tancredo:

I am a Republican that has voted a straight Republican ticket for years.. no longer. I am writing TOM TANCREDO in both the primary and the general election for president. You are the ONLY congressman that has the fortitude to tell the truth on immigration. God forgive George Bush.. for he certainly does not have mine.

[Remember_Salamis]

Here is my letter to Tancredo

Dear Rep. Tancredo,

While I am serving my country in the US Air Force to ensure our nation's security, our own president is proposing legislation that would seriously endanger our national security on the homefront. Please don't let this happen.

[Hop A Long Cassidy]

DITTO

[jragan2001]

Great Idea-I might do the same by writing in Tancredo this
fall on my election ballot. Wish others would follow suit.

[jragan2001]

Great Idea-I might do the same by writing in Tancredo this
fall on my election ballot. Wish others would follow suit.

[jragan2001]

Great Idea-I might do the same by writing in Tancredo this
fall on my election ballot. Wish others would follow suit.

[FUMETTI]

My letter to Tancredo:

Dear Congressman Tancredo:

I admire you and your courage in standing up to people like Karl Rove, the worst insider in President Bush's White House. I voted for Bush but he is really upsetting me with his blanket amnesty plan. Why do the President ignore up to 60% of the population who vehemently OPPOSE amnesty year after year. Yet, both parties want to turn the other way and ignore the situation. Your web site states: "America is a welcoming nation, and the hard work and strength of our immigrants have made our Nation prosperous." That is a nice line and warm and fuzzy, but most of the people here came as LEGAL immigrants, as my Italian and Canadian families did (I have their naturalization papers to prove it!) did and President Bush's Mayflower ancestors. He and McCain are rewarding the breaking of Federal Law, which INSULTS my ancestors as well as yours. Karl Rove is giving him horrible advice, for the sake of the imaginary smacking of their chops over the growing Hispanic vote. Is it worth alienating 65-70% of the population who opposes this measure in order to butter up a group who goes usually goes Democratic anyway? Why not revamp the INS, and get the long needed deportation of these illegals going? It will cost millions, surely, and the liberal press will print "sob stories" of the illegals that were only trying to assist their dying sister in Guadalajara, but the American people will stand by you...and Bush if he reconsiders. He may lose some of the Hispanic vote (many Hispanics that I personally know are actually opposed to his amnesty program), but will pick up the votes of those disgusted with the blanket amnesty programs that date back to Reagan.

It is disconcerting enough to have these illegals refuse to assimilate into our culture as my ancestors did, but the extra costs of dealing with these people have made welfare and health care costs go through the roof and nearly belly up from the abuse and bloated rolls. It is a dirty secret why health care is so expensive --one of the many reasons is the fact that hospitals are giving many illegals free health care because by law they CANNOT refuse to treat them even with no insurance or means to pay.

They say the illegals do the work no one else will do. Fine enough, but I am certain that those already on welfare or social services could be given incentives to take these jobs instead of stay on the rolls. Developing a sane a guest worker program and incentives for future citizenship is a priority, but the need to deport the offenders and seal the boarder is now. Mexico's Vincente Fox is taking advantage of our generosity, and he is merely using this as a way to not deal with his own nation's poverty and throw the burden of poor Mexicans on us. That modi operati is unfair and grossly abusive of Fox.

I am also urging my congressman, Amo Houghton, and Senators Clinton and Schumer to vote no on this bill, and will not support them if they vote for the amnesty.

I say to Bush "I am sorry Mr. President, but you are wrong on this and Karl Rove should treat the legal immigrants and the descendants of legal immigrants with more respect than has been lately given." I say you to you, Congressman Tancredo, "right on! You have most of the country on your side! Fight the good fight and the dangerous pro-amnesty elements in the GOP (Kyle, McCain, Orrin Hatch et. al.)

Good luck and God bless, Mike

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Rochester NY

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

FIRST: Consider all the illegal immigrants in this country, the HUGE task of Homeland Security and trying to FIND all these people, card them, and keep track of them.

SECOND: Consider the fact that once they have a "3 year VISA to work here" they will pay taxes, thus taking some of the BURDEN off of all of us as tax payers paying for what up until now has been TOTALLY FREE health care.

THIRD: IF this is done correctly, and the FAMILY members are made to OBEY our laws, or they AND ALL THEIR families will be DEPORTED FOR VIOLATING our laws, this could have a POSITIVE influence on GANG related, and DRUG related activities.

So, instead of having a KNEE JERK reaction to this proposal, I suggest we think of how this could work.

LEGAL Immigrants DO deserve to be here. Other than my Cherokee relatives, I have ancestors who got here legally and worked their way through our system.

Those who get the three year work Visa's, could apply for permanent citizenship. If they LIVE by our rules and OBEY the laws of the land, and are good citizens, then they too can become Americans. Like MY Ancestors did, and MOST Americans Ancestors have.

Personally, I think this solves a HUGE problem. Because we will NEVER be able to HIRE enough agents to track down all the illegals in our country.

Once this is done, those found to NOT be carded, can be arrested and deported.

We still must address the border problem. But at least we can finger print and ID those who are here illegally NOW. This is NOT amnesty,.. and like I said, we can weed out the chaff (sp).

Just MHO. We are both still looking at this, but I think people are "reacting" and not looking into this in it's entirety.

It could be an act of genius. Which wouldn't surprise me, considering this President and his administration.

We still think history will prove that considering the proliferation of terrorism worldwide that this administration truly acted brilliantly.

Considering the LACK of any immigration policy for well over a decade (more like two decades) this is a necessary policy to catch up with "who" is in our country.

Once it is done, those pulled over for traffic violations, etc., can be deported or "held" for not being in our country with the proper "papers". Something that has been lacking for a LONG time.

People keep crying for "something" to be done, then when it is.. they WHINE about it.

[archy]

I am a Republican that has voted a straight Republican ticket for years.. no longer. I am writing TOM TANCREDO in both the primary and the general election for president. You are the ONLY congressman that has the fortitude to tell the truth on immigration. God forgive George Bush.. for he certainly does not have mine.

[My2Cents]

I can't believe that someone who *claims* to have voted straight Republican for years would decide not to vote Republican this year over one issue, when there are so many other issues (War on Terror, growing the economy, judicial nominations) that are so much more important than this single issue.

[Sky99]

Tom Tancredo for President in 2008. I pray Jeb Bush is not the Republican nominee.

[Sky99]

Tom Tancredo for President in 2008. I pray Jeb Bush is not the Republican nominee.

[Sky99]

Tom Tancredo for President in 2008. I pray Jeb Bush is not the Republican nominee.