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Republican from Colorado
Tancredo is a congressman from Colorado, first elected in 1998. He previously served in the Colorado state legislature and was part of the Department of Education under Ronald Reagan. He was born in Denver in 1945 and graduated from the University of Northern Colorado. Tancredo and his wife, Jackie, have two children and five grandchildren. He withdrew from the presidential race on Dec. 20, 2007.
Recent statements involving Tom Tancredo
"For every single illegal immigrant family in this country, it costs $20,000 — it costs us $20,000; $20,000 in infrastructural costs. They pay about $10,000 in taxes."
"I spend a lot of time in Iowa, and believe it or not, in Ottumwa, Iowa, this is the heartland, the newspaper, the regular newspaper for Ottumwa, Iowa, is (a) bilingual newspaper."
"There was a report that came out from the FBI – a warning, not a report ... saying that, in fact, al-Qaida was planning to attack malls during the Christmas holidays."
He received "A" ratings from "every conservative organization that gives ratings."
In 2006, Arizona had four ballot issues that were "very tough on illegal immigration... Forty-seven percent of the Hispanics in Arizona voted for them."
Recent stories featuring Tom Tancredo
FACT SHEET: Who has been to Iraq?: We surveyed the 16 candidates to find out which ones have visited Iraq since the start of the war in March 2003. As of December 2007, nine have. Here are our findings along with a brief synopsis of each candidate's position on the war, taken from their Web sites.
Looking for Mr. Right: Each of the candidates running for the Republican nomination for president claims to be a conservative. And each one is -- to a point.
What's in a resume?: The candidates have been making boasts and attacking each other over who has the most experience. We check their math.
They all believe in God: Mike Huckabee says there are "probably plenty" of presidential candidates who do not believe in God. But the major candidates say they are all believers.
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