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THINKING OUT LOUD / IMMIGRATION
This Land Is Whose Land?
The 'racist' slur won't muzzle the immigration debate, this Colorado congressman argues.
May 1, 2005

By Thomas G. Tancredo, Rep. Thomas G. Tancredo, a Republican, is in his fourth term of representing Colorado's 6th District and is chairman of the 78-member Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus.

People who say it's racist to want secure borders are insulting the intelligence of the American people, and such charges betray an empty arsenal of serious arguments. No wonder the immigration reform movement is gaining on every front.

Last November's election gave momentum to the movement in a way not widely reported in the media but very much understood by political analysts and lawmakers. President Bush increased his share of the Latino vote from about 32% to 40% in that election â€â€