"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."
Tom Tancredo on Tuesday, October 9th, 2007 in Detroit >>Details
"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."
Tom Tancredo on Tuesday, November 20th, 2007 in Fox News interview >>Details
"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."
Tom Tancredo on Tuesday, November 13th, 2007 in an interview on CNN. >>Details
He received "A" ratings from "every conservative organization that gives ratings."
Tom Tancredo on Sunday, October 21st, 2007 in a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla. >>Details
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."
Tom Tancredo on Monday, September 10th, 2007 in >>Details
"For every single scientist that tells you (global warming is) happening and that it's our fault...I can stack up another group of reports that say just the opposite."
Tom Tancredo on Tuesday, May 15th, 2007 in Columbia, S.C. >>Details
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