Tancredo considers White House bid...

[Rob]

It will never be enough. That's probably the worst thing you could do- it will encourage more illegal immigration! That would be a horrible precedent to set, because illegals wouldn't take the law seriously.

I personally think that limiting the amount of water the greedy agribusiness in California et al get would go a long way to reducing the number of illegal immigrants

Agribusiness is definitely one of the biggest problems regarding illegal immigration. Limiting their water supply sounds pretty good.

[Notre Dame rules!]

Having answered phones all day in a poltical office, a Congressional District office, for a whole summer, I have to say that a Tancredo candidacy should be taken very seriously.

The most calls we got on a single issue on a single day was the support calls we got when the Border Patrol did sweeps to pick up illegals.  The second most calls were the complaint calls we got when the BP stopped the sweeps.

Let me say this with confidence, not arrogance, to anyone who doubts this man, Tancredo.  He can win the Republican primary.  The immigration issue has such a base of anger in the GOP, that its a powder keg waiting to blow.  I'm not saying he will win, but he aboslutely can, and anyone who doesn't think so doesn't know jack squat about the Republican base.

Tancredo could possibly win the primaries in all of the border states and CO (Provided Owens doesn't run), but those primaries come into play too late for his political aspirations.  However, he could take AR which will be voting early this time.

[Jake]

isnt it time to end our racist immigration laws?

No, it time to close the borders until we can find a way to keep them open safely.

[Joe Republic]

Tancredo can run all he wants, but he won't get anywhere.

1. He's only a Rep.  If being a senator was enough of a handicap, being a Rep virtually writes him off.

2. He's running on a single issue platform.

3. Nobody has even heard of him.

4. He won't have nearly enough campaign funds as some of the bigger name Republican contenders.  Mainly for reason 3 above, and also that the only grassroots support he'll have is from the nuts who think that his single issue is more important than any other in America right now.