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Tancredo Blasts Foreign Ministers’ Immigration Demands

Congressman Repeats that America’s Representatives Will Determine What Is Best for Americans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-CO) blasted demands from the foreign ministers of Mexico and some Central American countries that the U.S. pass a blanket amnesty for illegal aliens and open up its borders to millions of additional immigrants.

Yesterday, the foreign ministers of Mexico, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Belize and Panama met in Mexico City to respond to the immigration reform bill which passed the House of Representatives in December. The bill, H.R. 4437, would secure our borders and crack down on illegal immigration by requiring employers to verify the legal status of their employees, mandating that federal and local law enforcement cooperate on immigration matters, and constructing a security fence along our southern border.


“Once again, these countries have quit bluffing and were forced to show their hands. If Americans didn’t know before, they know now: countries from which illegal aliens come are lobbying to keep our border security weak,â€? said Tancredo. “Remittances that flow from Mexicans working in the U.S. amount to more than $16 billion per yearâ€â€