Delivered by yours truly:
Dear Friends,
I regret that I cannot tell you in person how grateful I am, but thank you.
Thank you so much for your phone calls, your emails, your contributions and everything you did to help “we the people” kill the Bush-Kennedy-McCain amnesty bill in the Senate last week. The American people have said “no” to amnesty, and now they need a president who stands foursquare with them, not one who will sell out once elected.
I am that candidate! And our campaign is the vehicle to ensure that amnesty NEVER happens!
You’re here today because you understand that every day America is under assault: There are nearly twenty million illegal aliens in the country today and before the next presidential election millions more will cross our borders, threatening our economic security, jeopardizing our national security and undermining our national culture.
For nearly a decade, I have fought relentlessly for real immigration reform—a secure border, enforcement of our laws, prosecution of employers who hire illegals, and NO AMNESTY for illegal aliens. In my first term, I founded the Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus with one member, myself; today, it includes 108 members of the House. No matter how nasty and bitter the opposition I have faced over the years… from the Hispanic lobby, the corporate special interests, the congressional leadership, and the White House, I have never wavered and never compromised.
While many of my Republican opponents have flipped on this issue since they became presidential candidates, their courage comes from their focus groups and pollsters. But Washington is full of those kinds of guys and thanks to them we have nearly 20 million illegals in this country and more coming every day.
I know you agree that illegal immigration is one of the greatest threats to our nation, and that is why I need your help. A strong grassroots showing at the Iowa Straw Poll on Saturday, August 11, will be an enormous boost to my candidacy, and will ensure that Washington understands America wants action NOW. Not only do we want no more talk of amnesty —we want the border defended, and our laws enforced, and we want the invasion stopped NOW. So please, call 1-888-GOTOM-08 and get involved. Or just visit my website, www.teamtancredo.org
My friends, with your help we can and will make the crisis on our borders THE ISSUE of the 2008 Presidential campaign and stop amnesty once and for all!
Thank you so very much.
Sincerely,
Congressman Tom Tancredo
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