Posted on 10/24/2007 5:43:25 AM PDT by VU4G10
Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.), who runs his long-shot presidential campaign on a platform of a tough immigration policy, alerted federal officials Tuesday to an event that he said would be attended by “several illegal aliens.”
Tancredo brought to the attention of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) a staff briefing that was to be attended by Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) and Richard Lugar (R-Ind.).
The briefing was meant to educate staff on the DREAM Act, a bill that would allow “certain long-term undocumented immigrant children to go to college or join the military if they meet stringent requirements,” according to Durbin’s office.
A notice on the briefing, which said that students who would benefit from the DREAM Act would participate in the event, apparently caught Tancredo’s eye. “I call on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency to detain any illegal aliens at this press conference,” he stated. “Just because these illegal aliens are being used for political gain doesn’t mean they get immunity from the law.”
The briefing was supposed to be held Tuesday afternoon in the Capitol.
“If we can’t enforce our laws inside the building where American laws are made, where can we enforce them?” Tancredo asked.
Git r’ done Tom!
Okay, Tom! Nicely done!
I hope they arrest those people while the press conference is going on.I hope Tom continues to stay this bold.
IIRC, the briefing was held and ICE was a no-show.
Thompson also has spoken out against illegal aliens.
I like this guy more every day.
This is why I support Rep. Tancredo for President. With the exception of Duncan Hunter ALL the other candidates on both side of the aisle are either in favor of illegal immigration or waaaaaaaay too soft on dealing with it !!!
There goeth a man with titanium testicles.
Can’t TT also call the treason police to come and get Turban Durban out-o-there?
If ya see the criminals be they the employer or the slave labor illegals they abuse in their human trafficking scams.....put some ICE on em !
Good job, Tom
Inquiring minds want to know — Did the ICE people come?
My motto was gonna be “Hunter/Thomspon 2008” but now “Hunter-Tanc” has a better ring.
I like Tom!
I'm tired of illegal aliens being used as props with no consequences.
BTW, they should also arrest Durbin, Hagel and Lugar for harboring illegal aliens.
Jorge has been a know show when it comes to protecting American borders his whole time in office. Nothing new here!
Thank You Tom - Only he and Duncan Hunter deserve to be president. Tom Tancredo is a man of character and principle something the RINOs on this board will never understand.
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