Presidential candidate Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo, blasted comments this week by Mexican president Felipe Calderon (pictured).
Calderon said at his State of the Union speech Sunday that he would continue to protest “unilateral actions” of the U.S. Congress that “exacerbate the persecution” of Mexican illegal immigrants in the United States. He also said that Mexico does not end at the border because “where there is a Mexican. There is Mexico.”
In a statement, Tancredo quipped: “Indeed part of Mexico is moving into the United States, but unfortunately that includes drug runners, gang violence and the Spanish language supplanting English.”
The lawmaker, famous for his tough stance against illegal immigration, added: “I’m sure the people of Mexico would be extremely grateful if Calderon showed as much concern over the well being of Mexicans unlucky enough to still live there as he does for the people who have successfully fled his country.”http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/immigration/entries/2007/09/05/tancredo_mexican_drug_runners.html
2007-09-06 07:59:00 · 15 answers · asked by Untied States Of Latina 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
So in other words they are up to their necks in poor people and criminals, so they are pouring them into the U.S. And if we put up a fence or stop them from taking out the trash, Calderon is going to lay face down on the border and throw a fit like a 2 yr old until our gov't says...Ohhh, ok, they can eat up our economy....send em over. We'll let the Middle Class Citizens deal with the consequences.
Someone needs to tell it like it is instead of sugar coating everything. Sounds like Tom is doing that.
2007-09-06 08:42:39 · answer #1 · answered by Listen_n 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Rep. Tom Tancredo is right to come out and blast president Felipe Calderon silly statement.
2007-09-06 08:02:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 1⤋
Tom has little to lose by speaking out and a great deal to gain. I admire that fact that he has the stones to state his views bluntly and to the point. I would not be ashamed to call Tom, President of the United States of America. He is a patriot and a supporter of the Citizens of this Nation.
2007-09-06 09:26:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Even though the American Girl up above is not me. I agree.
Tancredo for President.
2007-09-06 09:20:03 · answer #4 · answered by Seahorse 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Sure. Though it doesn't assure anyone that they'll stay out of their gangs. Criminals and liars will say what they need to to get what they want. In the end they always return to crime and more lies. I don't care if they renounce their gang affiliations anyway... If they killed people, even the innocent, raped or sold dope or any other minor crime, I want them out period.
2016-04-03 07:10:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well.....they are. Hard to ignore the obvious. I too agree if Mexico was so concerned about the welfare of it's citizens......they wouldn't be here. That is of course.....unless there's another motive and that's why he's encouraging it. Heck there's Americans in all sorts of countries.....doesn't make those countries American. When you leave your country...legally or illegally.....you are subject to the laws of those nations. Not just able to reap the benefits.
2007-09-06 08:22:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Tom is one of the few elected Leaders who have it right about Illegal Aliens, Mexico and the North American Union.
http://www.weneedafence.com
http://www.us-english.org/inc/
http://www.numbersusa.com
http://www.immigrationcounters.com
http://www.usillegalaliens.com/impacts_of_illegal_immigration_economic_costs.html
http://www.immigrationshumancost.org/
http://www.fightingimmigrationanarchy.com/
http://www.numbersusa.com/PDFs/Share%20of%20native%20workers%20by%20occup%20-%202003.pdf
http://www.stopthenorthamericanunion.com
http://www.bankofamericaboycott.com/
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0706/p09s01-coop.html
http://www.illegalimmigrationjournal.com/
http://www.usillegalaliens.com/impacts_of_illegal_immigration_crime.html
http://www.illegalaliens.us/statueofliberty.htm
2007-09-06 09:45:07 · answer #7 · answered by Captain Tomak 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think Tancredo spoke the truth.
2007-09-06 08:02:32 · answer #8 · answered by Fedup Veteran 6 · 7⤊ 1⤋
I feel there is a lot more to this story. Atty Sutton giving that drug runner his card to be a pass to come over at will. Kinda smells bad, doesnt it??
2007-09-06 08:05:35 · answer #9 · answered by GEORGIA10 1 · 5⤊ 1⤋
I think I like that guy.... He's saying what so many are too afraid to.
I think I have a new forerunner for my next President.
2007-09-06 08:37:09 · answer #10 · answered by American Girl 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋