Tom Tancredo Gets it
by Jeff Davis
Will wonders never cease? Even someone as mentally and ethically challenged as a United States Congressman can hear the penny drop over illegal Third World immigration!
The Miami Herald reports that “Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo) is no fan of Miami’s ethnic makeup…[Tancredo] spent a recent weekend at The Breakers in Palm Beach.”
Many Congressmen see lots of illegales in places like Palm Beach, but only cutting the lawns and cleaning the swimming pools of the wealthy, and maybe waiting tables and washing dishes in the upscale restaurants. Actually living next to a Mexican neighborhood or next to an apartment with 20 illegals is something a Congressman would never do.
The Herald continues “Ninety miles to the south, he found a symbol to bolster his belief that unfettered immigration is endangering the United States: Miami, he told a conservative online news site, ‘has become a Third World country.’ …In South Florida to attend Restoration Weekend, a gathering of conservative activists, the Colorado Republican, whose district includes suburbs of Denver, pointed to Miami as an example of how ‘the nature of America can be changed by uncontrolled immigration…Look at what has happened to Miami,’ the WorldNetDaily quotes Tancredo as saying in an interview. ‘It has become a Third World country. You just pick it up and take it and move it someplace. You would never know you’re in the United States of America. You would certainly say you’re in a Third World country.’ ‘’
The Miami Herald also notes “Tancredo, who chairs the bipartisan House Immigration Reform Caucus and championed a fence along the border with Mexico, said Monday in an e-mail sent by his office that his comparison was based on crime statistics he believes are deeply rooted in the immigration debate.’While a recent documentary comparison of Miami-Dade County to Baghdad was a bit of an overstatement,’ he wrote, referring to an Australian documentary that compares Miami to Baghdad, `’no one can argue that it is not one of America’s most dangerous areas.'’
What? You mean there is actually a correlation between violent crime and immigration? No kidding, if memory serves, this is the first time that anyone in Congress has even hinted that such a thing is possible Actually, maybe this little teapot tempest has more historic significance that it might at first seem.
Then comes the blockbuster. The Herald breathlessly informs us that Tancredo said ‘’Moreover, the sheer size and number of ethnic enclaves devoid of any English and dominated by foreign cultures is widespread,…Frankly, many of these areas could have been located in another country. And until America gets serious about demanding assimilation, this problem will continue to spread.'’
Congratulations, Tom. You have broken out of the elite country club “Beltway” mentality that forbids frank, honest talk about the reality of immigration. Any chance you might actually consider doing something about it?