Tancredo for president, group says

Rocky Mountain News ^ | January 21, 2004 | M.E. Sprengelmeyer

[Columbine]

Immigration critics in Tennessee want to draft Rep. Tom Tancredo as a protest candidate in the upcoming Republican presidential primary, but don't expect the Littleton lawmaker to become their volunteer.

"A lot of people think my politics are crazy, but I'm not delusional. I don't think I'm going to be president of the United States," Tancredo said Tuesday, in response to a new committee, "Tennesseans for Tancredo," touting a write-in candidacy on the Internet.

Some immigration critics are so upset about President Bush's proposal to offer legal status to millions of illegal immigrants that they want to field a protest candidate in Republican presidential primaries in Tennessee and elsewhere.

A Web site, www.tennesseansfortancredo.com, cites the need to "make noise, collect signatures, build a grass-roots movement that attracts citizens from all walks of life and all political parties."

With or without Tancredo's approval, they hope critics of Bush's plan will write in Tancredo during state presidential contests.

Tancredo said he supports Bush on most issues besides immigration and could not see himself having much of an effect on Bush's chances.

This week, the representative launched "Team Tancredo," a political action committee to raise money for candidates who oppose amnesty for illegal immigrants.

"Tancredo for President" bumper stickers have been floating around the Internet for more than a year.

"It's a conversation starter," he said. "And the conversation usually starts with, 'Who the hell is Tom Tancredo?' ''

[judgeandjury]

I actually don't dislike hispanics which is why I guess I'm not considered a "real" conservative.

Do you dislike Hispanic lawbreakers, as in illegal aliens? I dislike them, just as I dislike illegal aliens from any other country.

[cyborg]

There was quite the dust up when they cast her as Selena because she wasn't Mexican. That was her breakthrough film so I guess she wasn't complaining then. Some people say Puerto Ricans aren't 'foreign enough' just because PR is practically a state.

[Naspino]

"THANK GOD FOR BUSH or this poor woman might still be illegal." is what you said.

Use your imagination.

[Naspino]

"A hottie in every office!" - Can I be campaign manager

With forward thinking like that I would be remiss not to hire you.

[Naspino]

Do you dislike Hispanic lawbreakers, as in illegal aliens? I dislike them, just as I dislike illegal aliens from any other country.

If the law deems them as illegal sure. If the law changes then should I still dislike them? The legality argument is thin. I dislike pot-smokers too, and software and music pirates.

[Truth29]

The following is copied from Tancredo's bill HR3534. I interpret it as requiring that applicants for the new "H" guest worker visa must be in their foreign country of origin at the time of application. Note particularly subsections (4) and (7) of Section 213(a). What's your view?


H.R.3534
BE REAL Act of 2003 (Introduced in House)
SEC. 213. REQUIREMENTS FOR ALIENS APPLYING FOR H NONIMMIGRANT STATUS.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g), as amended by section 210(b), is further amended by adding at the end the following:
`(4) Aliens applying for nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(H) shall be physically present in the country of the alien´s residence and shall apply at a United States embassy, consular office, or other designated State Department post.
`(5) Such aliens shall pay a visa processing fee in an amount determined under section 281.
`(6) Such aliens shall file an application that includes a listing of their education, job skills and prior employment history, along with supporting documentation and references.
`(7) Such aliens do not have to be applying for a specific job that is open, but rather shall apply to be added to a database of workers who are already processed and waiting for a job to open that matches their skills set. Aliens approved for such status shall remain in the foreign country of residence until such time as an employer is approved to hire such a worker and finds that a particular approved alien meets the needs of the particular job opening.
`(8) The Secretary of State shall verify that the education and work history provided by such an alien is accurate, prior to the alien´s name being added to the database of approved prospective nonimmigrants under section 101(a)(15)(H).
`(9) Such aliens shall submit to fingerprinting and photographing by Department of State or Homeland Security personnel so that the data may be added to the Chimera system required under section 202(a)(2) of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002. Such identifying information shall be entered into the Chimera system before a nonimmigrant visa under section 101(a)(15)(H) may be issued. Such aliens shall undergo criminal background and health checks to ensure admissibility under section 212(a).
`(10) Any alien who violates a term or condition of the alien´s admission as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(H), including failure to leave the United States at the termination of the period of authorized admission, shall be barred from receiving any immigrant or nonimmigrant visa for a period of 10 years.
`(11) Aliens applying for nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(H) shall sign a legally enforceable affidavit attesting that they--
`(A) understand that they will not be permitted to change or adjust to any other immigrant or nonimmigrant classification or status while present in the United States;
`(B) waive eligibility for any Federal, State or local non-emergency public assistance for which they might otherwise be eligible during their tenure as such a nonimmigrant; and
`(C) understand the penalties for failing to abide by the terms of their admission as such a nonimmigrant.
`(12) Aliens who apply for renewal of nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(H) shall undergo new criminal background and health checks before the renewal may be granted.´.
(b) SPECIAL RULE ON CITIZENSHIP AT BIRTH FOR CHILDREN OF H NONIMMIGRANTS- Notwithstanding title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.), or any other law, a child born in the United States to a parent who is a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (as amended by section 210 of this Act) shall not be a national or citizen of the United States at birth unless the other parent is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence.
SEC. 214. DATABASE OF APPROVED PROSPECTIVE H NONIMMIGRANTS.
Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g), as amended by sections 210(b) and 213(a), is further amended by adding at the end the following:
`(13) The Secretary of Labor shall establish and maintain a database of all nonimmigrant visa applicants under section 101(a)(15)(H) who are approved by the Department of State. Such database shall include all identifying information and all information regarding job skills and employment history, as collected by such Department. Once the Secretary of Labor approves an employer´s application under section 212(n)(1), such Secretary shall make available to the employer a list of aliens who are available and approved by the Department of State to fill the open job position, as described in the announcement posted by the employer on the Internet-based job posting system established under section 211 of the BE REAL Act of 2003. No employer shall have access to any information included in the database regarding such visa applicants until after such application is approved. The Secretary of State shall transmit to the Secretary of Labor all information regarding the identity, job skills, and employment history of an alien not later than 7 days after the date on which the Secretary of State determines that the alien has satisfied all the requirements established in paragraphs (4) through (12).´.
SEC. 215. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, this subtitle, and the amendments made by this subtitle, shall take effect 1 year after the date on which the certifications required by section 210 are made.

[judgeandjury]

Tancredo gets hammered by Dems and Repubs on this issue.

The only thing that matters in an election is how the voters feel about Tancredo.

[putupon]

With forward thinking like

Finally, my superior talents are noticed!

[Naspino]

J'Lo is going to be shocked if you don't write in Naspino.

[judgeandjury]

Bush hasn't granted amnesty to anyone. These guys have whatever they are holding up because of some other reason -- maybe they went through the legal process?

I see that photo as being symbolic of the major problem that the U.S. is having with illegal immigration from Mexico. Whether or not the three men in the photo are actually illegal aliens is irrelevant to me.

[Naspino]

Jenny "from the Block" Lopez was born in the Bronx. She is of Puerto Rican, not Mexican, heritage. She's got nothing to do with this.

Ugh. Its rather difficult to find photos of illegal hispanic women -- I don't want to have to subscribe to the site. Can't she just be an example of what their heritage can provide?

[Naspino]

Plus nothing good will come from searching for picture of women with the term "illegal".

[#3Fan]

FOR OVER A MONTH now, I've been sending a daily e-mail to the Bush/Cheney team at the White House AND the chairman of the rnc.org with "TOM TANCREDO FOR PREZ IN 2004"; last week, I was officially blocked from sending e-mails to president@whitehouse.gov and vice.president@whitehouse.gov. I wonder why? Yep . . . I know why.

They have a spam-blocker?

[lonewacko_dot_com]

Perhaps Bush (and FReepers) instead of bashing should perform a bit of a reach out to the millions of Hispanics who opposed illegal immigration. For instance: http://www.latinola.com/story.php?story=1501

[#3Fan]

This is true. Karlville Rove is trying to get somebody to run AGAINST Tancredo and told him he wasn't welcome in the White House - all because Tancredo wants to protect Americans from illegal invaders.

I thought it was something else, that he said something crazy.

[ZULU]

See looks definitely legal to me. I'd vouch for her ANYTIME!

[#3Fan]

Most Repubs who support illegals do so because they are hoping to cash in on the Hispanic vote AND to please rich business interests who want cheap foreign labor.

Some of us just don't hate people that want to live here.

[Naspino]

See looks definitely legal to me. I'd vouch for her ANYTIME!

Thank you for understanding.