Creed of Tancredo

From Tom Tancredo's Site:

http://www.teamtancredo.org/issues.asp

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Voting Record Scorecard
American Conservative Union
A+
National Right to Life Committee
A
National Rifle Association
A
Family Research Council
A
National Taxpayers Union
A
Americans for Better Immigration
A+
National Federation of Independent Business
A+

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Positions:
Immigration - Defense - Education - Social Security - Taxes - Judicial Activism - Health Care

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We must Secure the borders so illegals do not come and Eliminate the benefits and job prospects so they do not stay. This entails reform to welfare and NON-emergency healthcare programs, as well as, prosecute employers who break the law.

Cost-benefit analysis reveals illegal aliens are annual NET COST to taxpayers of $10.5 billion.

We can apply cost savings to cover uninsured Americans, and to improve education.

We must encourage assimilation of legal immigrants. This can be done through several means.

We must eliminate taxpayer funded crutches for those who do not learn English. For example, the bilingual options currently available in schools, on ballots and even the White House web page.

We must reduce legal immigration to 250,000 a year so newcomers can assimilate.

(legal immigration into our country already EXCEEDS 2 MILLION people a year... plus their relatives - jillosophy)

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The American People and their government has to Acknowledge the enemy. As a public servant to Americans, I will demand facts: Not politically correct slogans.
We have to admit that the War on Terror is a Clash of Civilizations. For a greater understanding, read Bernard Lewis' article Why They Hate Us.
We need to enhance First Response and Preventive Measures through the coordination of federal, state, and local authorities.
America's noble sacrifice has purchased for the Iraqis a precious opportunity for democratic change. It is now up to them to ensure success.
Regional powers and Iraqi factions need to be given the freedom to forge a new balance of power.
Our trying to referee a civil war only Inhibits Their Efforts.
Make the President's 'November benchmark for shifting control' an actual timetable for disengagement.
A regional Quick Reaction Force with a mission to destroy Al- Qaeda must be maintain; their very presence will also aid efforts to reach a power equilibrium