[Sweet_Sunflower29]

The newspaper said it would not identify the workers because they could get in trouble with INS.

Completely unbeliveable-

[San Jacinto]

Wow! What a hit piece! This newspaper is really desperate to get rid of this Congressman.

[FreeLibertarian]

Another hypocrite is outed.

[gubamyster]

Tancredo actually made this story part of the Congressional Record before the newspapers printed it:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/753674/posts

[Torie]

I have no use for Trancredo, but the idea that a consumer is responsible for policing what the contractor does is ludicrous. This is a below the belt hit.

[piasa]

The newspaper said it would not identify the workers because they could get in trouble with INS.

Or, the workers do not exist...

You see, the paper did give the contractor's name. If they were interested in protecting their sources they wouldn't have mentioned the name of the company, because they know full well the company will be investigated and the names of the alleged workers would be found by the INS. The pesky payroll things- the company would have to say who worked on the job that day.

[Henchman]

BUMP!

Was he home when they did the installation? The problem I have is that a DemocRATic contolled Administration passed the bill requiring identification of hirees to show they are not illegal aliens. So the lawyers formed a corporation known as a 'Subcontractor". "Subcontractor" illegals don't report themselves and the contractor is off the hook. (Hummm, maybe the Republican controlled Congress had a finger in this too.) When INS shows, the whole corp disappears, and a new one "arrives".

God Bless America (I can still use both of those nouns, I hope.)

[cincinnati65]

The perfect no-win situation for the libs. If he doesn't ask, then he used illegal immigrants to remodel the basement. If he does, he's "profiling". Either way, the Dems make political hay.

[MissAmericanPie]

Yeah, I'm sure Tancredo knew all about them being illegal. I'm also sure if he has asked to see their SS cards they would have whipped their fake documents right out of their pockets.

[usadave]

By the way, the latest poll results from the Denver Post website in which the following question is asked: "What's your view of U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo?".

Very Favorable: 6,789 votes (out of 8,402 votes) = 81%

[Joe Hadenuf]

"It is the government's responsibility to enforce our immigration laws, and if the INS were doing its job, no illegal immigrant would be available to violate our labor laws," Tancredo said in the Post.

[usadave]

Tancredo for President in 2004!