Illegals Are Destroying America - A Letter To Rep Tom Tancredo

Congressman, Tom Tancredo | 1-9-4

[from this machine]

The following letter was received by the heroic Congressman, Tom Tancredo, and posted on his site as part of 'Tom's Mailbag'...

My story.

I live in a world where I do not count. I am White. I am poor. I don't have coalitions rallying for what I feel is important. I don't have news reporters writing about "poor me". But, I have views. I vote. I pay taxes. And, I know there are millions of people in America just like me.

I live next to a shelter built by politicians who are afraid to have an opinion about closing the border. Daily, 1,500 illegal Mexicans visit that shelter. It was supposed to keep these "poor" people from urinating and defecating on the streets. It didn't. If I defecated on the street, I would get fined.

My home and vehicles have been broken into 22 times in 5 years. I stopped calling the police each time now, because they don't come anyway. Instead, we bought a gun. Scared off the last illegal trying to steal our truck. He knew enough English to say, "Sorry", as we pointed it at him. 3 months later, we still have a towel over the smashed driver's side window. Last week, I was ordered to pay a $85.00 fine for a false alarm. Police showed up for THAT hearing. The police couldn't find any criminal at my home when my home alarm sounded. I am curious how long police think bad guys "hang around" after an alarm has been triggered.

When I was rear ended in my car, the policeman said I would have to wait while he called for back -up. My baby was screaming. The police had no film in the camera. The back- up police had no fingerprinting ink, or film. The illegal had an ID, but the police said there was nothing that could be done. The illegal would just get another fake ID and would never show for court. He didn't have insurance. The illegal who hit me said, "Sorry", as he was walking away. He was free to go. I was free to pay the deductible on my car, and the chiropractor bills for my children and myself. If I drove without insurance and hurt someone or their possessions, I would be forced to pay for the damages.

My husband works 6 days a week as a framing contractor. He pays FICA, Social Security, State taxes, Federal taxes, General liability insurance, Workman's comp insurance, and probably others that I don't remember. His Workman's Comp. just skyrocketed from $5,000 per year, to $28,000 per year. Now I ask you... WHERE are we to come up with an extra $23,000? We had NO CLAIMS! Should I take it from my food budget? We often go weeks without meat! Should it come from our clothing budget? We buy our clothes at thrift sales and Savers. How about our entertainment account? Does seeing a movie every month qualify?

My home insurance costs me $100.00 more yearly because I live on a border state. How long until Kansas becomes a border state?

I have had no medical insurance for years and years. I can't afford it. At 33, I got cancer. My doctor told me to go to ACCHS. I don't remember how to spell the state's medical system, since they declined me. My husband 's company had no profit in 6 months, due to theft, and lack of laws at the time to force general contractor's to pay . Without studying my receipts, I was declined. Interesting that the hundreds of illegal Mexicans standing in line, were being given food stamps, and medical care. They did not have social security numbers, and did not speak English. If you don't believe me, look at the application DES uses yourself, spend 5 minutes at DES and remind yourself why you pay taxes. You won't leave smiling.

Taxes. We fell behind 1 year. I contacted IRS and told them we want to make arrangements to pay. We now show the IRS EVERY thing we buy. From tampons to chewing gum-they see the receipt. For the next year, we will be scrutinized. For the next 5 years we will be audited. Maybe I should never have "done the right thing" and told them. Maybe I should change my name to Garcia.

My son cries nightly because his legs and arms hurt. He has cried for almost 7 years. My husband often walks on one leg because his back and leg pain is almost unbearable. Monthly, I have mini strokes. During those times, I lose the ability to speak well, and have seizures until I lose consciousness . We don't really know what is wrong with any of us. We may never know. WE can't afford a doctor. God forbid we need emergency services. 30% of the time, hospitals are on divert status, because there is no room. The illegals take their kids to ERs for colds and sore throats. I would only go if I lost a limb, or my heart gave out.

2 years ago, I announced to my family there would be no turkey for Thanksgiving. We would eat pasta and be thankful we were a family. My Catholic friend made arrangements for me to get a food box from her church. I went, reluctantly. I drove up in my broken old van, and saw a lot full of new (stickers still attached), suburbans. My van was the worst vehicle there, and it hit me that I really was poor! I stood in line for 20 minutes amazed at the number of Mexicans taking box after box of food. When it was my turn, I had to show ID. I was told to leave. There wasn't enough food for me to take a box. I looked around- there were boxes of food everywhere! For a minute I forgot I was White, and in their eyes, not deserving.

At church, our pastor reminds us to stay hopeful. I struggle to make sense of a system that has taken from me, and given to those who have more than I do.

Who will be my voice? Where is my coalition? I thought it was the leaders of America. I was wrong. They have sold out me and millions like me out. What's worse...I don't know why.

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Rep Tom Tancredo

DC Office 1130 Longworth HOB Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-7882

District Office 6099 South Quebec St., Suite 200 Centennial, CO 80111-4547 (720) 283-9772

[Dan Evans]

OK Adolf. Why don't you vote for somebody who will implement the "Final Solution"

The solution is to evict illegals. Why is that a problem for you?

[SheLion]

I hear its mighty cold up in Maine right now. I have to wonder how the Somalis in Lewistown like sub-zero temps.

LOL! I guess everyone across the U.S. knows about the Somali's that took over Lewiston, eh?  Well, guess where our tax dollars are going?  To feed THEM.  Last I heard, only 49 out of 1,200 had jobs.  The rest live on welfare.

One of our own girls went to the shelter to get diapers for her baby.  The Somali women got there first and cleaned the place out.  I have been very upset over this, believe me.

And yes, why on earth would Somali's come to MAINE what with the cold weather we have.  It's all Governor Baldacci's fault.  He and Rep. Tim Allen brought them in here.  There's a chipmunk in the wood pile somewhere!

 

[SheLion]

Sooner I think rather than later there is going to be one hell of an uprising in this country to set things straight.

Things are getting WAY out of hand.  American's are getting tired of it!  And our lawmakers must think we are all sheeple out here.  Well, I think they have another thought coming.  I wish we could do to all of them what they did in California and just start over!

[bam]

...the guy who wanted to see an honor student deported....the public servant who then refused to be interviewed by newspapers about his actions regarding that student.

Actually, it went more like this:

The Denver Post ran a front page story about this "honor student" (Sunday edition, I believe) and his family, presumably at the request of and in collaboration with the local Mexican Consulate. If I remember correctly, the point of the article was to drum up support to allow financial aid and/or in state tuition for illegal aliens -- something along those lines.

After seeing this on the front page of the Denver Post, one of Tancredo's constituents contacted him and inquired as to why this family could openly flaunt their illegal status in this manner.

Congressman Tancredo doing what Congress people are supposed to do researched the issue by calling the director of the local INS office and asked about the policy of the INS in matters such as this. He also asked general questions such as "If I walked up to you on the street and told you that I was in this country illegally, would I be deported?". Tancredo made no formal or informal request that this student be deported.

The major Denver and Boulder papers which are owned by same company started a smear campaign against Tancredo accusing him of hiring illegal aliens indirectly through a contractor. The papers unembarrassed themselves and came out looking like idiots because they could not produce any documentation that the "undocumented workers" ever existed, and, as far as I know, they still haven't produced that documentation. The last I heard, the contractor was contemplating a suit against the papers.

Tancredo went on several talk radio shows and took calls about this -- unfavorable calls were not screened out on the shows I heard. He was also interviewed at least once on one of the cable news channels. If he declined interviews by the Denver Post, etc. that would be understandable, IMO -- I don't know if he did or not.

If the student didn't want to be deported and had the tiniest respect for our laws, he wouldn't have flaunted his illegal status in the way he did. Apparently, the arrogant Mexican Consulate felt pretty secure in thinking that Mexican citizens have immunity where our immigration laws are concerned -- and that is a big part of the problem.

[Rome2000]

The solution is to evict illegals. Why is that a problem for you?

Its not a problem for me, I don't have to run for elected office every 4 years.

Its like saying why didn't we send the blacks back to Africa after the Civil War.

Its impossible to deport so many people and still remain in power.

The democrats and the Republicans would have to both agree to evict them.

Its not going to happen.

[Dane]

There are entirely too many DU mantras floating around these immigration threads

You can tell by how over the top they are.

[Owen]

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There are entirely too many DU mantras floating around these immigration threads

You can tell by how over the top they are.
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Someone really needs to check to see if date of freerepublic join is truly unhackable. Something is amiss. It's happening a lot and not just on immigration threads.

[Dan Evans]

And that she had cancer. From what I'm able to gather, she didn't get treatment--is she dead, is she barely alive, did the cancer spontaneously cure itself?

Sometimes it does. Happens all the time.

[k2blader]

Your post is a load of BS.

To equate conservatives' rightful disgust to "DU mantras" is completely idiotic.

[bam]

Why do we give it away so easily? Why was this whole citizenship/immigration issue never put to some kind of public debate instead of rammed down our throats? And when they changed the immigration laws in the mid-1960s to move us away from European-based emigres, why was that not a bigger issue at the time?

One reason is that Senator Kennedy and other proponents misstated the effects of the 1965 immigration act. I don't know if they intentionally lied or they just didn't know or didn't care. Back in 1965, when it was acceptable to bring up such topics, Senator Kennedy guaranteed that the immigration bill would in no way change the ethnic make of up the United States. The proponents also promised that the bill would not significantly increase immigration. But, we have more immigration in a week now than they promised would ever occur under the bill. They said to expect a few thousand immigrants during the first 3 years or so and then immigration would drop to virtually nothing. Now, if the opponents were smart, they would have insisted on putting caps in the bill rather than taking Senator Kennedy's word for it.

[Dane]

I quit trying to reason with the "twitch of the nose, all illeagals are gone" crowd.

They refuse to acknowledge any of the facts.

[Owen]

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Your post is a load of BS.

To equate conservatives' rightful disgust to "DU mantras" is completely idiotic.
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Conservatism is a philosophy that opposes government action in society, regardless of any Constitution or preference or items of convenience. And don't reply with a spasm of rhetoric and hide behind the Constitution, talking about it requiring government to do border enforcement things for you. That's not conservatism. You "conservatives" are flailing your arms and posturing outrage because Big Brother government doesn't step in and do things in your life and now you're angry that Bush didn't announce even more government action.

You guys are not conservatives. You want government to be Big Brother.

[Dan Evans]

Its not a problem for me, I don't have to run for elected office every 4 years.

So we agree? -- they should be deported?

Its like saying why didn't we send the blacks back to Africa after the Civil War.

No it isn't. Blacks didn't come here illegally.

Its impossible to deport so many people and still remain in power.

How do we know? It hasn't been tried. And besides, it is not required that politicians get reelected. In 1994 Republicans took control of Congress based on term limits, not on remaining in power.

Its not going to happen.

It depends on what we do. If enough people have the courage to do it, it will happen. If they insist we can't do it then it won't. In 1776 a lot people thought we could never become a country.

[Dan Evans]

A legal "guest worker" program is a very bad idea. It will create a population of defacto second-class citizens. This is absolute poison to a free republic and if we allow it we will never recover from it.

Let's get rid of the welfare state, eject every illegal and close the border.

[Catspaw]

Sometimes it does. Happens all the time.

But did this specific letter writer's cancer cure spontaneously? There's no way to know and no way to find out.

Until then, this letter is apocryphal.

[Dan Evans]

The democrats and the Republicans would have to both agree to evict them.

No, that's not true, it doesn't take an act of congress to enforce immigration law.

[speedy]

Thanks for the history. With all of the legislation going through under The Great Society, this one seemed to have operated under the radar. Seems like whatever opposition there was was not highly motivated, or was so outnumbered that protest was useless.

[Dan Evans]

I keep asking, why evict them? Why not kill them? If you evict them, I thought they just come back across the border. So then why not put machine gun nests along the border and mow them down?

We don't need to kill them. If we put enough cops on the border and detain enough of them that they realize it isn't worth their while, they will stop trying. There are enough US troops stationed in Germany who could be relocated to the border to do the job.

And as for the 8 million already here -- no, we don't need that many cops to do it. One cop can arrest thousands of them over several years.