Border-town murder fuels anti-amnesty rhetoric
By John Tomasic 3/29/10 12:24 AM
Former U.S. Congressman and anti-illegal immigration firebrand Tom Tancredo called on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Sunday to send the national guard to the Arizona border, where rancher Rob Krentz was killed this weekend, reportedly by drug smugglers.
“Reject politics and do the right thing,” Tancredo said through his Rocky Mountain Foundation. “As Governor of Arizona, Napolitano deployed the National Guard to help the Border Patrol do its job… Three days ago, Napolitano told an audience at Arizona State University that the border is more secure than ever. I challenge her — no I dare her — to come to this community and try to sell that lie.”
Tancredo this weekend was attending a Tea Party rally in Sonoita, Arizona, between Tucson and the border, where national forest country meets the ranchlands of the desert and where human and drug traffickers often run the show.
Tancredo’s appearance in Arizona comes as Washington begins to focus attention on immigration reform. Tancredo has been speaking out against any new proposals that would include amnesty programs for illegal immigrants. In a Rocky Mountain Foundation blog post, Tancredo railed against conservatives who he said were preparing to join Democrats in pandering to Latino voters.
http://coloradoindependent.com/50091/tancredo-calls-on-napolitano-to-send-national-guard-to-arizona-border
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