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I’m putting my support behind Tom Tancredo for President. It’s early and many don’t think he has a standing chance. Tough on them right? Here is a LONG but interesting article about this man, why he thinks they way he does, some of upbringing that made him who he is today.

Washington - U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo wants to inflame people.

He speaks on talk radio and cable television as often as 15 times a week, warning that illegal immigrants are stealing jobs, destroying American culture and killing police officers.

With every word, the ex-schoolteacher son of Italian immigrants pours fuel on a grassroots brush fire.

Tancredo strives to agitate people enough that they demand change from Congress. As outraged citizens pressure lawmakers to follow Tancredo’s lead, his power grows.

Although he’s never passed significant legislation on his top issue, Tancredo now is invited to dinners with those shaping legislation. He’s asked to speak at forums. His opponents create lobbying groups to counterbalance Tancredo’s contentious message.

President Bush, congressional leaders and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce all are talking immigration reform this year, pushing a plan to let some immigrants stay in the country as guest workers. Many in business want to hire more foreigners.

But pressure from outraged citizen groups - stoked by Tancredo and his allies - is forcing pro-guest-worker forces to retool their strategy.

Interviews with more than two dozen people - including current and past colleagues of Tancredo, immigration activists, political analysts and strategists - show Tancredo is not easily discounted as an extremist loudmouth.

An analysis of Tancredo’s campaign contributions reveals he’s increasingly supported by people outside Colorado, evidence of his growing national stature.

After only six years in the U.S. House, the lawmaker representing Denver’s southern suburbs has made himself the leader of one side of a debate over immigration that’s poised to split the Republican Party. He’s even considering a run for the presidency to force other candidates to debate the issue.

“He has had as much to do with moving immigration front and center onto the national agenda as anybody,” said Norman Ornstein, political analyst at the American Enterprise Institute, a Washington think tank. “It wouldn’t have been dealt with with this level of intensity or even urgency if it weren’t for him.”

Some blogs and other sites supporting Tancredo:

http://tancredo4prez.blogspot.com/

Tancredo For President

Tancredo Quotes (LOL)

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