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Former congressman Tancredo solicits support for Alabama immigration law

By | 10.11.11 | 5:11 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

As Alabama has supplanted Arizona as the state with the strictest immigration laws, it’s no surprise that it is also gathering supporters and opponents from all over the world. The latest out of state group to weigh in is Colorado’s Team America, led by former congressman Tom Tancredo.

Some Latinos say immigration debate is tinged with racism

By | 10.05.11 | 12:58 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

Immigration is an important issue in the United States, but is it something the GOP nomination for president should hinge on?

Perry’s immigration stance shows folly of primary system, poli sci professor said

By | 08.23.11 | 5:08 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

To be successful as the governor of Texas, it doesn’t hurt to be a friend to the Latino community. To become the Republican presidential nominee, however, it may hurt a great deal.

Tom Tancredo: ‘Rick Perry called me a racist’

By | 08.12.11 | 5:33 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

Rick Perry can’t win for losing. Latino votes are important to any Texas politician and for years Perry was considered a friend by immigrant groups. The Republican presidential nomination, though is unlikely to go to a coddler of immigrants and he has recently taken steps to be seen as More…

Perry to headline Western Conservative Summit in Colorado

By | 07.05.11 | 4:50 pm

Amid his noticeably robust travel agenda these days, Gov. Rick Perry plans to stop in Colorado later this month to deliver the keynote address at the Western Conservative Summit, the Denver Post recently reported.

Perry, who continues to mull a presidential bid, joins GOP presidential candidate More…

1969 VIDEO: Beatles speak out on immigration

By | 05.06.11 | 11:01 am | More from The Colorado Independent

Because some things never change, we offer up a bootleg of the Beatles singing about immigration. Brought to you by Harvey Dickson, of The New York Times.

Dickson even manages to mention Tom Tancredo in his blog.

Tom Tancredo: Obama withheld birth certificate to embarrass GOP

By | 04.29.11 | 3:42 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

Former Colorado Congressman, right-wing icon and talk-radio host Tom Tancredo says he guessed right on the birth certificate. In April of last year on the Alan Colmes radio show, he told listeners President Obama was intentionally delaying release of his birth certificate so that the birther movement would burn hotter More…

Iowa 2012 GOP Presidential Power Rankings: The Hawkeye State is still wide open

By | 04.25.11 | 12:21 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

Image by Matt MahurinIn this fourth edition of The Iowa Independent’s 2012 Presidential Power Rankings, the panelists give nods to their widest field of potential candidates thus far, spreading their predictions between 13 individuals. Most also see 2012 shaping up as an outsiders-versus-establishment gambit, with the establishment winning if the grassroots are fractured. More…

FAIR at forefront of harsh immigration laws throughout U.S.

By | 04.17.11 | 3:11 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

Pretty much wherever you find efforts to tighten immigration laws in the United States, you find John Tanton–or more likely these days, one of the groups he founded.

The Federation for American Immigration Reform was in Arizona when that state wrote its famous senate bill to crack down on immigration. More…

Tancredo, Angle, Whitman Lose After Anti-Illegal Immigration Campaigns

By | 11.03.10 | 1:22 am

A few pieces of good news for supporters of a more inclusive immigration policy: Harry Reid beat out Sharron Angle (R), who ran a campaign that relied heavily on anti-illegal immigration rhetoric, and immigration hawk Tom Tancredo lost the race for Colorado governor.

Angle posed a serious threat to Reid, More…