Tancredo blasts Senate 'amnesty' Says Frist allowed Democrats to outmaneuver him on illegals

worldnetdaily.com ^ | April 6, 2006 | Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo

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INVASION USA Tancredo blasts Senate 'amnesty' Says Frist allowed Democrats to outmaneuver him on illegals

Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo. Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., a leading critic in Congress of open borders, blasted the decision today by Republicans and Democrats in the Senate to compromise on immigration reform and offer the possibility of citizenship to an estimated 10 million people who entered the country illegally through 2004.

"The Democrats have once again used parliamentary tactics to obstruct the Senate from pursuing its priorities," Tancredo said in a statement. "The only difference this time is that Senator Frist let them. By surrendering to the amnesty demands of Democrats and squishy Republicans, Frist squandered a great opportunity to secure our borders and gain control of our broken immigration system."

A last-minute, tentative compromise today opened the way for the most sweeping immigration bill in two decades. Along with offering legal status to millions in the country unlawfully, the measure enhances border security and regulates the future flow of immigrants into the country.

"We've had a huge breakthrough" overnight, Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., told reporters.

Frist said President Bush supports the plan.

Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., who co-sponsored legislation with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., called the plan "tough and fair."

"The American people have made their voices heard in their churches, in their schools and in the streets and the Senate has listened," Kennedy said, referring to massive protests in recent weeks.

The tentative compromise would require illegal immigrants who have been in the United States between two years and five years to return to their home country briefly, then re-enter as temporary workers. After that, they can begin a process to gain citizenship.

Illegals here longer than five years would not be required to return home. Anybody who came within the past two years would have to leave and take their place in line with others seeking entry, with no assurance they would be accepted.

Tancredo called the Senate "amnesty" deal "miserable public policy that will be rejected by the House of Representatives and has already been rejected by the American people."

"It continues the running joke that is our immigration system by treating the same crimes differently," he said. "In a perverse rendition of hide-and-seek, it grants a reward to those who evaded law enforcement for the longest time. And, as we did in 1986, it will encourage more illegal aliens to come into this country in the hope of yet another amnesty.

The Colorado congressman pointed out that the authors of the deal don't dispute the agreement offers blanket amnesty to at least 10 million illegal aliens who entered the country illegally through 2004.

He chides them, however, for not being honest about what will happen to the additional 2 million who have come to the country since then.

"No illegal alien with half a brain would admit that they came here after 2004," he said. "And how could law enforcement tell?"

The Senate deal would require applicants to prove they have been in the country since 2004, but Tancredo points out many illegal aliens have been using fraudulent documents, which law enforcement has been unable to detect.

"Handing out legal identification to millions of illegal aliens will expose our nation's Achilles' heal more quickly than almost any single action this Congress could take," he said.

Tancredo noted that this morning the International Relations Committee heard from a whistleblower at the U.S. Customs and Immigration Service – the agency that would be charged with screening the 10 million illegal aliens – who documented massive fraud and mismanagement in the agency.

USCIS has a security backlog in the millions, Tancredo pointed out, and, in order to reduce the backlog, is encouraging adjudicators to approve visas in fewer than four minutes.

"It is no secret that two-thirds of foreign-born terrorists operating in the U.S. committed immigration fraud prior to or in conjunction with their terrorist activities," he said. "Piling 10 million more applications on USCIS is suicidal in terms of national security."

[Don Joe]

American people?? We don't need no stenken Gringos, the illegals have spoken, and the senate has answered with a bill to give them whatever they want and insured the discontented Gringos will pay and pay, and pay, and pay, pay, pay, pay for it.

We have just relinquished the right to sneer at Spain for caving to the terrorists in their elections.

At least with Spain, it took a genuine act of brutality to make THEM cave into obeying their new masters. But for us, all it took was a day or two of piss-ant mobs in the streets.

[Don Joe]

and just look at quotas of who we do take legally....check the demographic

It's just not FAIR that we insist on remaining a wart upon the hemisphere... an ugly blot of ingles-speaking contrarians, holding back two continents from PROGRESSIVE growth!

[Right Wing Assault]

"The American people have made their voices heard in their churches, in their schools and in the streets and the Senate has listened," Kennedy said, referring to massive protests in recent weeks.

Oh, Teddy! You dumba$$! Those weren't Americans. They were the illegals. You are dumber than I thought, and that's pretty dumb.

[wardaddy]

That is precisely what motivates the FROBLs here.

[Don Joe]

Tom for President.

I'll let you in on a little secret. I wrote him in last time. Tancredo/Cheney.

I may not have 20-20 vision, but I can recognize a runaway freighttrain when it's headed our way!

When Our Glorious Leader first came up with this brilliant idea -- and then shut up about it when there was intense hue and cry -- I knew he was going to bide his time and then ram it down our throats.

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Teddy ain't the stupid one, but the Mass. voters to whom he's posing.

[Jorge]

Tancredo is right on some things but he is way off on this issue.

It's about time Congress pass a bill to help illegals gain citizenship.

Fact is nobody is going to deport 12 million people. Let's get real.

[ovrtaxt]

You traitor you should be deported with them. Do the laws of a sovereign nation mean anything to you?

[Don Joe]

PS:

Thousands are jamming the Senate phones

They're used to that. They've got it down to a fine art. The "let you vent", and then toss your grip into the round file.

I gave up on "calling to make my voice heard" several years ago, when they were "debating" the infamous "Crime Bill".

I called Lord Dole's office. His flunkette heard my polite explaination for why I wanted him to vote against it. She thanked me for calling and said she would pass along my concerns, blah blah blah, have a nice day.

A day or so later, Lord Dole, on the record, commented that the calls had been coming in like never before. THOUSANDS of them, and they were running something like ten to one AGAINST it. He voted FOR it.

Nice work, Bob.

[upchuck]

Congressman J. D. Hayworth nailed it:

"The Senate compromise is so convoluted, so complicated, and so unworkable that it surely must have been the work of Senators Rube and Goldberg. "This is deja vu all over again. The 1986 amnesty law had a similar approach, and that was a catastrophe. It said if you could prove you did agricultural work for just 90 days a year for the previous three years, you would qualify for a green card. The number of those applying for this benefit was three times higher than expected, largely because of fraud, which was rampant. The Senate bill would likewise be vulnerable to fraud on a grand scale and be a nightmare to administer. It is amnesty wrapped in bureaucracy surrounded by fraud."

Gotta love that last sentence: It is amnesty wrapped in bureaucracy surrounded by fraud.

How true!

[Don Joe]

The f'n pompous arrogant senators have just ordained that American Citizenship ain't worth crap.

Objection!

The evidence clearly demonstrates that it IS!

[Jorge]

You traitor you should be deported with them. Do the laws of a sovereign nation mean anything to you?

Now you want to deport American citizens who disagree with you.

No wonder hatefilled nutcases like you are losing ground in this debated. Get a grip.

[ontos-on]

mass quantities of Vaseline for the legal American voters/taxpayers -- when they have to bend over.

if that is your thing, just dont ask and dont tell. I have no idea where some get the idea that it is somehow acceptable to use such an image in civil company.

[Don Joe]

Do the laws of a sovereign nation mean anything to you?

LOL!

On first take, I thought you said "lawns"!

Upon reflection, I'd say that no, they (the laws) probably don't mean as much as the lawns!

[TheLion]

"The American people have made their voices heard in their churches, in their schools and in the streets and the Senate has listened," Kennedy said, referring to massive protests in recent weeks."

Translation....screw the country, we just want those Democrat votes.

[Don Joe]

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Congressman J. D. Hayworth nailed it:

"The Senate compromise is so convoluted, so complicated, and so unworkable that it surely must have been the work of Senators Rube and Goldberg. "This is deja vu all over again. The 1986 amnesty law had a similar approach, and that was a catastrophe. It said if you could prove you did agricultural work for just 90 days a year for the previous three years, you would qualify for a green card. The number of those applying for this benefit was three times higher than expected, largely because of fraud, which was rampant. The Senate bill would likewise be vulnerable to fraud on a grand scale and be a nightmare to administer. It is amnesty wrapped in bureaucracy surrounded by fraud."

Gotta love that last sentence: It is amnesty wrapped in bureaucracy surrounded by fraud.

How true!

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It's a message of, "Here's your 'reform', suckers!. Now STFU, FOAD, and... oh, right -- and please keep on contributing -- and remember to vote Republican. You don't want Hillary to win, do you?"

Frankly, the more "our" party comes off like some third-rate banana republic regime, the less I could care about the RATs taking over. When you need a program to tell the players apart, who gives a damn?

[tflabo]

"The Rats are not going to allow any amendments in the Senate."

and the Rats are running this govt. as the minority too. God help us all if they get back in power.....with a little help from their new south of the border allies.....

[ovrtaxt]

Don't accuse me of being hateful. You sound like the nutcase, and it belies your weak position.

As for who is losing ground, I have to tell you- the VAST majority of America believes that we should ENFORCE THE LAW.

They are illegal. You can never get around that fact. Have a nice life trying to live with your perforated conscience.

[Don Joe]

No wonder hatefilled nutcases like you are losing ground in this debated.

Learn English, "citizen" Whorehay.

THEN come back and scold us about how we feel about OUR country!

[calljack]

The American people
have made their voices heard in their churches, in their schools and in the streets and the Senate has listened," Kennedy said, referring to massive protests in recent weeks.


The Mexican people
have made their voices heard in their churches, in their schools and in the streets and the Senate has listened," Kennedy said, referring to massive protests in recent weeks.

There I fixed it.