Border Security Primer

In a speech to the Eagle Forum Collegians on Capitol Hill, U.S. Representative Tom Tancredo spoke about the hot button issue of immigration.

Not so long ago, Tancredo was regarded as little more than a noisy pest on Capitol Hill. His colleagues shook their heads at his tireless demands for crackdowns on American employers who hire illegal immigrants and for a 700-mile-long fence along the Mexican border. But in recent months, some of those same Republicans have come to realize that, while Tancredo may be a maverick, he is gaining a large and passionate following.

His support for what he refers to as immigration reform is so outspoken that he has not been welcome in the White House since criticizing George W. Bush's border security controls.

The congressman said he believes that “almost everyone would agree that most of America’s newcomers are working hard to make better lives for themselves and their children. We should embrace them in our communities, our schools, and our workplaces. But our welcome for immigrants already here should not blind us to the need to examine the level and makeup of future immigration.”

As for his future political endeavors, Tancredo said he intends to visit New Hampshire, and Iowa, in order to get a leader in the White House who “understands the threat illegal immigrants pose to the country’s security.”

Keeping illegal immigrants out of the United States is a question of national sovereignty, according to Tancredo.

America is wrestling with an identity crisis. Part of it is a result of what I call the cult of multiculturalism,” added Tancredo. “The idea that there is nothing—nothing—of value in Western civilization, that we have nothing to offer the world, that we have nothing to offer as a viable society, that everything we have is bad and ugly.... If we are truly in a clash of civilizations... which I happen to believe, then it is important for us to understand who we are. What does it mean to be part of Western civilization? Are there inherent values that are worth anyone’s allegiance?”

Tancredo believes there’s greater danger in doing nothing. All he wants, he says, is to see the law enforced. “I don't like it when people call me a racist or xenophobe,” he says. “In my heart, I know that I'm not.”

Charlie Floyd is an intern with Accuracy in Media, Accuracy in Academia’s parent organization.

I like my amnesty plan!
Please call them INVADERS and don't compare them to people who are legal aliens!
IF you aid and abet CRIMINALS, you are a criminal!

President Bush has been great on most things except for our border.
He has been great on the war on terrorists.
But on the border he is a gross failure.
He acted fast and correct on the 3,000+ people murdered at the world trade center.
He ignores the many rapes, murders and robberies which might be larger than the murders and money loss at the world trade center.
More Americans are abducted on the border of Mexico than in Iraq!

Start building the fence.
It should be made a felony for Criminals who overstay their visas and Invaders.

I believe we should give amnesty to these poor CRIMINALS or INVADERS.
This should be a 2 week amnesty to get the heck out of our Country.
The ones who ignore this amnesty should be buried in a tent city jail and fined $10,000 or buried elsewhere.
All aiders and abettors of these CRIMINALS or INVADERS should get 1 year in a tent city jail and a $10,000 fine for each CRIMINAL aided.
Those in government should be the first ones charged.

"Tancredo for Pres."

I Agree!! He's suppose to be on Cavuto at 4ET today. The lead in on this has 'suggested' a run for Pres. Hopefully it's not someone at Fox's wishful thinking. I did hear Tancredo say running for Pres. was NOT out of the question, if that's what it takes!

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