Slog - Comments on The Contenders: Tom Tancredo http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/the_contenders_tom_tancredo Sure, November 2008 is nearly two years away, but it's apparently never too early to declare one's intention to run for president, and thus it's never too early to get to know the people who might be the next leader of the free world. This month we'll be taking a brief look at them. Tom TancredoParty: RepublicanAge: 62Status: Has Exploratory Committeewww.teamtancredo.com Congressman Tom Tancredo, former chair of the House Immigration Reform Caucus, has led the fight to deport every undocumented worker in America. He also proposes calling a halt to all immigration— legal and otherwise. He is worried that President... Copyright 2008 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:45:24 -0800 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:36:45 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Monique Does anyone else see the ridiculousness of the following statements from the post:

"Congressman Tom Tancred...has led the fight to deport every undocumented worker in America. He also proposes calling a halt to all immigration— legal and otherwise"

Then this: "Tancredo was born in Denver, Colorado, the grandson of Italian immigrants"

WTF? So its ok for his grandparents to be immigrants, but not for anyone else? Fucking double standard republicans!

]]> Monique http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/the_contenders_tom_tancredo#c644906 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/the_contenders_tom_tancredo#c644906 Politics Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:50:38 -0800 Comment by Coyotetown There is no double standard. There is a historical average for immigration into this country.Americans get to decide who gets in and
the amount of people at any one time. Right now
we have the highest Ever! We also have a social
safety net-hospitals,welfare,schools. Do you really want to crush the entire system! Alot of our modern society was not here when this guys granparents came here. Do you think illegal immigration is a problem? No? I suppose you expect to let everyone in! You need to google "ellis island" You will see how we regulated and restricted the italians coming in.

]]> Coyotetown http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/the_contenders_tom_tancredo#c644937 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/the_contenders_tom_tancredo#c644937 Politics Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:36:45 -0800