[Black Agnes]

If Tancredo's contractor is saying, even now, that it didn't hire illegals, how do you know he didn't ask them beforehand? All this article is saying is that some contractor was fooled by illegals and they're trying to make Tancredo take the fall for it. (possibly, I'm not sure I believe there are illegals in question, I think the paper might just be lying. It's a far left rag, not out of the realm of possibility for leftists to lie, they do it all the time...)

[Miss Marple]

I read the article again to make sure I understand it. here is what I think:

1. The paper has found illegals who have at some point worked for the drywall contractor.

2. The contractor is not going to admit that he hired illegals.

3. Tancredo, because he didn't check with the employer ahead of time, is caught in the middle.

4. This was a trap waiting to happen because of his stand. It falls into the "people who live in glass houses, etc." realm.

5. Tancredo should have realized, given his constant criticism about the numbers of illegal aliens, that using a drywall contractor might open himself up to risk of hiring illegals. He should have gotten a sworn statement from the contractor.

This is a political mistake, not a legal one.