You are wrong. Tancredo sponsored a mere fraction of the legislation dealing with illegals that Hunter did. Hunter was fighting his own party on this before King or Tancredo were in office. There is no person on this earth that knows Hunter’s and King’s and Tancredo’s record on immigration better than I do. Hunter never once differentiated his ‘deport em all’ stance between border jumpers or visa jumpers. He is the author of the True Enforcement Immigration bill which had been introduced multiple times. It deals with ALL illegals.
You are wrong.
There is no person on this earth that knows Hunter’s and King’s and Tancredo’s record on immigration better than I do
Until you met me.
Hunter never once differentiated his ‘deport em all’ stance between border jumpers or visa jumpers. He is the author of the True Enforcement Immigration bill which had been introduced multiple times. It deals with ALL illegals.
The last enforcement only immigration bill was HR 4437 in 2005. It passed the House only to be killed by the Bush administration. Hunter's main hobby horse has been the fence. This is not to belittle his stance on illegal aliens or the need for border security. His big accomplishment was getting the 11 mile fence built between San Diego and Mexico. It had a remarkable salutary effect on crime in San Diego and the border area south of the city.
Tom Tancredo wrote and spoke eloquently and presciently on immigration. His book, In Mortal Danger: The Battle for America's Border and Security provided a compelling case for securing our borders. He wrote numerous articles on immigration and its impact on this country. He called for a reduction (read moratorium) on legal immigration. He founded the Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus and headed it for 8 years. Tom was the leader in the House on immigration issues. It was not even close.
Tom graciously wrote a fund raising letter for my immigration group. I spent almost ten years as part of an immigration organization that lobbies on the Hill. I got to know all the players on a personal basis. I have worked with Steve King on immigration issues. He appeared on one of our sponsored panels at CPAC on immigration. Steve has sponsored many bills on immigration issues including birthright citizenship.
Here is an article I wrote for the American Thinker several years ago.