Tancredo undoubtedly has enough support to get some modifications to Bush's proposal, but he won't have the juice to stop it completely.
Let's modify it as necessary. I'm not afraid to take baby steps on this issue, it's vital that it is openly debated and analyzed. But we have to do something, quickly, because the specter of 10 million illegally resident immigrants moving, living and working among us is unacceptable and we can never locate and deport all these people through police without giving up the civil liberties of all Americans. I don't want random roadblocks where I have to prove to Federal Agents that my papers are in order. We need to find a way to get these working folks to come forward themselves without fear of arrest and deportation. We need to address those who come here with no jobs, no prospects and are welfare parasites - they need to be returned to their native countries. That's a larger welfare issue. It's the only option in a lousy set of options.