Thomas Gerard Tancredo ( / t æ ŋ k r eɪ d oʊ / ; nacido el 20 de diciembre de 1945) es un político estadounidense de Colorado , que representó el sexto distrito del Congreso del estado en la cámara de Estados Unidos de representantes 1999-2009 como un republicano . Se postuló para presidente de los Estados Unidos durante las elecciones de 2008 y fue el candidato fallido del Partido de la Constitución para gobernador de Colorado en 2010.
Tom Tancredo | |
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Miembro de Cámara de Representantes de EE. UU.de Colorado 's sexto distrito | |
En el cargo del 3 de enero de 1999 al 3 de enero de 2009 | |
Precedido por | Daniel Schaefer |
Sucesor | Mike Coffman |
Miembro de Cámara de Representantes de Coloradodel distrito 27 | |
En el cargo desde el 3 de enero de 1977 hasta el 16 de octubre de 1981 | |
Precedido por | Nancy Flett [1] |
Sucesor | Jewell "Judy" Ford [2] |
Detalles personales | |
Nació | Thomas Gerard Tancredo 20 de diciembre de 1945 Denver , Colorado , EE. UU. |
Partido político | Republicano (antes de 2010, 2011-2015, 2017-presente) |
Otras afiliaciones políticas | Constitución (2010-2011) Independiente (2015-2017) |
Esposos) | Jackie Tancredo |
Educación | Universidad del Norte de Colorado ( BA ) |
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Tancredo fue elegido miembro de la Cámara de Representantes de Colorado en 1976 y cumplió dos mandatos. Después de trabajar en el Departamento de Educación de los Estados Unidos durante las administraciones de Ronald Reagan y George HW Bush , fue elegido miembro del Congreso de los Estados Unidos y cumplió cinco mandatos. Decidió no buscar la reelección en 2008, [3] en su lugar, llevó a cabo una campaña presidencial , centrada en los temas de inmigración ilegal y terrorismo. Se retiró de la carrera en diciembre de 2007 para ayudar al ex gobernador de Massachusetts Mitt Romney en su campaña por la nominación.
Tancredo anunció el 26 de julio de 2010 que planeaba cambiar de partido y postularse para gobernador de Colorado en la lista del Partido de la Constitución Estadounidense . Recibió 617.030 votos (36,7%), quedando en segundo lugar, muy por delante del candidato del Partido Republicano , Dan Maes , que obtuvo alrededor del 11% de los votos.
Tancredo se postuló para gobernador en 2014 , esta vez como republicano, debido a su oposición a la negativa del gobernador de Colorado John Hickenlooper de ejecutar al asesino convicto Nathan Dunlap , y debido a los intentos de Hickenlooper de aprobar una legislación de control de armas. [4] Tancredo compitió por la nominación del Partido Republicano con Bob Beauprez , Steve House, Greg Brophy , Mike Kopp y Scott Gessler . Tancredo perdió la primaria ante Beauprez. Una vez más dejó el Partido Republicano en 2015, convirtiéndose en independiente. [5] Tancredo se postuló nuevamente como republicano para gobernador en 2018 , pero se retiró de la carrera.
Vida temprana, educación y carrera
Tancredo nació en Denver , Colorado , hijo de Adeline (de soltera Lombardi) y Gerald Tancredo. Sus cuatro abuelos emigraron de Italia . [6] Creció en el entonces vecindario predominantemente italiano del norte de Denver y asistió a la escuela primaria St. Catherine y a la escuela secundaria Holy Family . [7] Se graduó de la Universidad del Norte de Colorado con un título en ciencias políticas . Tancredo participó activamente en los College Republicans y en una organización conservadora , Young Americans for Freedom (YAF).
Como activista estudiantil republicano, Tancredo habló en apoyo de la guerra de Vietnam. Después de graduarse de la Universidad del Norte de Colorado, se convirtió en elegible para servir en Vietnam en junio de 1969. Tancredo ha dicho que se sometió a su examen físico, les dijo a los médicos que había sido tratado por depresión y que finalmente obtuvo un aplazamiento "1-Y". [8]
En 1976, mientras enseñaba historia en Drake Junior High School en Arvada, se postuló y ganó un escaño en la Cámara de Representantes de Colorado. Cumplió dos mandatos (1977-1981) y fue uno de los líderes de un grupo de legisladores conservadores que se oponían a las políticas del gobernador de Colorado, Dick Lamm . [9] Durante la década de 1970, Tancredo fue pionero en la oposición a la educación bilingüe , un tema que seguiría siendo una característica de su orientación política.
Tancredo fue designado por el presidente Ronald Reagan para ser el representante regional en Denver para el Departamento de Educación en 1981. Permaneció durante la administración del presidente George HW Bush en 1992, y redujo el personal de la oficina de 225 a 60 empleados. Se convirtió en presidente del Independence Institute en 1993, un grupo de expertos conservador con sede en Golden, Colorado , que se desempeñó allí hasta su elección al Congreso. Fue un líder en el movimiento de límites de mandato de Colorado .
Cámara de Representantes de EE. UU.
Después de que Dan Schaefer decidió no postularse para un séptimo mandato completo en el sexto distrito del Congreso en 1998, Tancredo ganó por un estrecho margen las primarias republicanas de cinco candidatos y las elecciones de noviembre. Fue sólo la segunda persona en representar al sexto distrito desde su creación en 1983 (el ex astronauta Jack Swigert fue elegido como el primer congresista del distrito en 1982, pero murió antes de asumir el cargo). A pesar de su promesa de servir sólo tres mandatos en el Congreso, [10] decidió postularse para un cuarto mandato y ganó la reelección.
Asignaciones del comité
- Comité de Asuntos Exteriores
- Subcomité de África y la salud mundial
- Subcomité de Terrorismo, No Proliferación y Comercio
- Comité de Recursos Naturales
- Subcomité de Parques Nacionales, Bosques y Tierras Públicas
Legislación significativa
Tancredo patrocinó la Ley de Paz de Sudán . [11] La Ley de Paz de Sudán dice: "Un proceso de paz viable, integral y patrocinado internacionalmente, protegido de la manipulación, presenta la mejor oportunidad para una resolución permanente de la guerra, la protección de los derechos humanos y un Sudán autosuficiente ". La Ley fue aprobada por la Cámara de Representantes con 359 a 8 votos, fue aprobada por unanimidad en el Senado sin enmiendas siete días después y se convirtió en ley el 21 de noviembre de 2002.
Tancredo introdujo la Ley de Reducción de la Inmigración Masiva. La ley habría impuesto una moratoria indefinida a la inmigración a Estados Unidos. Según la ley, solo los cónyuges e hijos de ciudadanos estadounidenses podrían inmigrar, lo que Tancredo estimó ascendería a 300.000 inmigrantes anualmente. [12] La moratoria duraría al menos los primeros cinco años de la ley y, después de eso, hasta el momento en que ingresaran menos de 10,000 inmigrantes ilegales por año. Cuando se cumplieron esas condiciones, la inmigración solo se habría permitido a cualquier nivel que el presidente y ambas cámaras del Congreso acordaran que no tendría un impacto adverso en los salarios, la vivienda, el medio ambiente o las escuelas. Cuando se presentó por última vez en 2003, el proyecto de ley tenía 11 copatrocinadores. Las organizaciones que han respaldado el proyecto de ley de Tancredo incluyen: NumbersUSA , Equilibrio de población y medio ambiente , Red de capacidad de carga , Federación para la reforma migratoria estadounidense , Crecimiento de población negativo y la Patrulla estadounidense . Tancredo presentó el proyecto de ley en 2001 (HR 2712) [13] y 2003 (HR 946). [14] Tancredo no volvió a presentar el proyecto de ley en 2005. En 2007, propuso una enmienda a la Constitución de los Estados Unidos para "establecer el inglés como el idioma oficial de los Estados Unidos" (HR 19). [15]
En 2005, Tancredo presentó [16] una resolución en la que pedía al presidente que reconociera al gobierno de la República de China ( Taiwán ) y abandonara la política de Una China . Ha sido crítico con la República Popular China . Desde entonces, ha sido modificado y reintroducido como H. Con. Res. 73. [17]
Campaña presidencial 2008
En febrero de 2005, Tancredo anunció que buscaría la nominación republicana a la presidencia si todos los demás candidatos no abordaban el problema de la inmigración ilegal.
El 9 de febrero de 2006, Tancredo se dirigió a la Conferencia de Acción Política Conservadora (CPAC), [18] la conferencia anual de la Unión Conservadora Estadounidense . [19] Obtuvo el 5% de los votos en la encuesta de paja de la CPAC de 2008.
El 16 de enero de 2007, Tancredo anunció que formó un comité exploratorio para buscar la nominación presidencial del Partido Republicano. Dijo que el Partido Republicano necesita a alguien que pueda ofrecer a Estados Unidos una "agenda de sentido común". [20]
Un portavoz del comité exploratorio de Tancredo ha confirmado que no se postularía en una plataforma de terceros y que "no han tenido la intención de postularse como candidato de terceros, nunca, y nunca lo consideraremos porque es republicano". , período." [21]
El 13 de febrero, la Unión Conservadora Estadounidense emitió calificaciones para posibles candidatos presidenciales. [22] Tancredo ocupó el primer lugar con una clasificación de por vida de 99 sobre 100. El sitio web ConservativesBetrayed.com encuestó a 525 personas que asistieron a CPAC 2007, y el 88,1% creía que Tancredo gobernaría como un conservador. Newt Gingrich obtuvo el siguiente lugar en el 87,9%. [23]
En la conferencia de CPAC de 2007, celebrada del 1 al 3 de marzo, Tancredo ocupó el sexto lugar en la encuesta de CPAC, con un 9%, cuando se combinaron la primera y la segunda opción. [24]
El 2 de abril de 2007, Tancredo anunció que se postularía para presidente en las elecciones de 2008 . Este anuncio se hizo en 1040 WHO Talk Radio en Iowa. Denunció a otros candidatos republicanos por su falta de coherencia en el tema de la inmigración ilegal, tema sobre el que se postulará Tancredo. A principios de abril, también participó en lo que fue anunciado como el primer debate presidencial en línea, contra su compañero republicano y candidato presidencial Duncan Hunter . [25]
En su discurso de 2007 ante CPAC, Tancredo dijo: [26]
Si quiere llamarme candidato de un solo tema, está bien, siempre y cuando sepa que mi único problema es la supervivencia y el éxito del movimiento conservador en Estados Unidos.
En un debate del 3 de mayo de 2007 entre los diez candidatos a la nominación presidencial republicana de 2008, Tancredo fue uno de los tres que levantó la mano cuando se le preguntó si alguien no creía en la teoría de la evolución . [27]
El 10 de agosto de 2007, la campaña presidencial del representante Tom Tancredo supuestamente fue víctima de un engaño por correo electrónico en la víspera de la encuesta del Partido Republicano en Ames, Iowa. El Des Moines Register informa que un correo electrónico engañoso enviado el viernes a casi 500 simpatizantes de Tancredo les dijo, falsamente, que los autobuses fletados para transportarlos a los eventos de todo el día habían sido cancelados o retrasados. [28]
El 5 de septiembre de 2007, durante una visita a Concord, New Hampshire , Tancredo dejó en claro que apoya la aplicación estricta de las leyes de inmigración y la deportación de todos los inmigrantes ilegales. Él cree que las llamadas políticas de santuario brindan refugios seguros para los delincuentes. Tancredo también mencionó su apoyo a la construcción de una cerca entre México y Estados Unidos, y que los alcaldes y concejales que adopten políticas de ciudad santuario deben enfrentar cargos criminales. Instó al gobernador de New Hampshire, John Lynch, a vetar un próximo proyecto de ley de inmigración y exigió la destitución de los patrocinadores del proyecto.
El 13 de noviembre de 2007, la campaña de Tancredo lanzó un anuncio llamado "Tough on Terror" en el que ocurre un hipotético ataque terrorista en un centro comercial. El anuncio culpa a la seguridad fronteriza inepta por el ataque y muestra imágenes de un niño herido y un tren siniestrado. Una voz en off comenta: "Hay consecuencias por abrir fronteras más allá de los 20 millones de extranjeros que han venido a quitarnos nuestros trabajos ... el precio que pagamos por los políticos cobardes que se niegan a defender nuestras fronteras contra los que vienen a matar". [29]
En su cumpleaños número 62 el 20 de diciembre de 2007, Tancredo terminó su candidatura para la nominación presidencial republicana de 2008 y respaldó a Mitt Romney . [30]
Las contribuciones individuales constituyeron la mayor parte del efectivo de campaña que Tancredo había recibido, representando alrededor del 97% de su bolsillo total. Se concedió a sí mismo 200 dólares para su campaña y no recibió financiación federal. $ 88,457 de su dinero provinieron de intereses de las cuentas bancarias de la campaña y préstamos de fuentes externas. La mayoría de los fondos de Tancredo no fueron revelados. [31]
Campañas de gobernador
2010
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Después de que terminó su carrera a la presidencia, Tancredo decidió no postularse para la reelección. [32] El ex candidato a gobernador republicano Bob Beauprez dijo que habló con Tancredo sobre posibles postulaciones para gobernador o Senado en 2010. [33]
Tancredo habló en la reunión del comité nacional del Partido de la Constitución el 23 de octubre de 2009 [34].
En julio de 2010, Tancredo advirtió a los dos candidatos republicanos a gobernador, Scott McInnis y Dan Maes, que lanzaría una candidatura de terceros como candidato de la rama de Colorado del Partido de la Constitución si el ganador de las primarias republicanas estaba atrasado en las elecciones generales y no lo hacía. abandonar. Tancredo sintió que McInnis era inelegible porque su escándalo de plagio lo había expuesto como "básicamente un fraude", mientras que las violaciones de financiamiento de campaña de Maes también lo hicieron inelegible. [35] Tancredo anunció posteriormente que seguía adelante con sus planes de postularse como candidato del Partido de la Constitución. [36]
Tancredo eligió a Pat Miller como su compañero de fórmula. [37] [38]
Tancredo ocupó el segundo lugar en las elecciones con el 36,5 por ciento de los votos, muy por delante de Maes, el candidato del Partido Republicano.
En enero de 2011, Tancredo volvió a registrarse como republicano, diciendo que es "el único juego en la ciudad". [39]
2014
Tancredo anunció que volvería a postularse para gobernador en 2014. Estaba enojado con el gobernador de Colorado, John Hickenlooper, porque Hickenlooper ha aprobado restricciones de armas y porque Hickenlooper ha concedido una suspensión de la ejecución de un hombre que asesinó a varias personas. Perdió las primarias republicanas ante Bob Beauprez , quien luego perdió las elecciones generales ante Hickenlooper.
2018
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El 31 de octubre de 2017, Tancredo anunció que se postularía para gobernador de Colorado por tercera vez. Su oferta fue impulsada en parte por la renuencia de los políticos republicanos a criticar la cancelación de un evento VDARE de abril de 2018 en el que Tancredo estaba programado para hablar. [40] [41] [42] [43] Un tema central de su campaña es la fuerte oposición a la inmigración ilegal , y prometió retirar los fondos a la ciudad de Denver debido a su condición de ciudad santuario . [44]
El 30 de enero de 2018, Tancredo anunció que se retiraba de la carrera. [45]
Comités de acción política
Equipo América PAC
Tancredo fundó el comité de acción política de Team America en 2004 [46] con el fin de recaudar contribuciones para los candidatos al Congreso que se oponían a la inmigración ilegal. Las leyes de campaña obligaron a Tancredo a renunciar a Team America PAC. El PAC se destacó por apuntar al congresista titular Chris Cannon en las primarias republicanas de 2006. [47] En 2009, los reporteros descubrieron que Marcus Epstein , el director ejecutivo de Team America, había agredido a una mujer afroamericana en 2007 y había usado un epíteto racial. [48] [49] [50] Tancredo mantuvo a Epstein en su equipo a pesar de la declaración de culpabilidad. [48] [49]
American Legacy Alliance
En junio de 2011, Tancredo fundó un Super PAC llamado American Legacy Alliance para apoyar a los candidatos a cargos federales que se oponen a la inmigración ilegal. [51]
Posiciones politicas
Tancredo remonta su interés por la política al octavo grado, cuando interpretó a Fidel Castro en una tarea de clase. Tancredo insta a Estados Unidos a rechazar "el canto de sirena del multiculturalismo " y describe al Islam como "una civilización empeñada en destruir la nuestra". En julio de 2005, Tancredo propuso que Estados Unidos respondiera a cualquier ataque terrorista futuro bombardeando La Meca y otros lugares sagrados. En septiembre de 2006, cuando el Papa Benedicto XVI pronunció un discurso citando a un emperador bizantino del siglo XIV que dijo que el profeta Mahoma había traído "solo cosas malas e inhumanas", lo que provocó la ira musulmana en todo el mundo, Tancredo le instó a no disculparse. [ cita requerida ]
Aborto
Tancredo ha dicho que el aborto "compromete la santidad de la vida" y "ataca a los más vulnerables entre nosotros: los niños y niñas por nacer". No apoya el otorgamiento de fondos federales a "ninguna organización que promueva el aborto". [52] Votó a favor de la Ley de Prohibición del Aborto por Nacimiento Parcial , ya favor de la legislación que requiere la notificación a los padres cuando un menor busca un aborto. Recibió una "A" en la boleta de calificaciones del Comité Nacional por el Derecho a la Vida , [53] que indica que vota en el Congreso en el lado antiaborto de este tema.
En el primer debate republicano celebrado el 3 de mayo de 2007, Tancredo acordó que la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos debería revocar la decisión Roe v. Wade de 1973 , y agregó que sería "el día más grande en la historia de este país". [54]
Tancredo fue criticado por las fuerzas antiaborto por aceptar más de $ 20,000 en donaciones de John Tanton , fundador de la Federación para la Reforma Migratoria Estadounidense y fundador de un capítulo de Planned Parenthood . [55]
Inmigración
Tom Tancredo es quizás más conocido por su oposición a la inmigración. [56] Tancredo fundó el Caucus Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus en mayo de 1999. Se desempeñó como presidente hasta enero de 2007, cuando entregó la presidencia a Brian Bilbray . [57]
Tancredo ha pedido que se detenga la inmigración ilegal y una moratoria de tres años a toda inmigración legal para permitir la asimilación de los inmigrantes que ya están en el país. Tancredo pidió la deportación de la familia de Jesús Apodaca, un niño inmigrante indocumentado en una escuela secundaria de Denver. [58] [59]
Tancredo criticó al sistema de la Biblioteca Pública de Denver por comprar materiales de lectura escritos en español y por ofrecer espacio para las clases para estos usuarios de la biblioteca, con el argumento de que poner a los hispanohablantes en un 'gueto lingüístico' retrasaría su integración a la sociedad estadounidense. [60]
Tancredo patrocinó legislación para eliminar las visas H-1B para trabajadores temporales en 2005. [61]
Tancredo fue el patrocinador de una enmienda bipartidista exitosa a un proyecto de ley de asignaciones del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional que retendría los fondos de los servicios de emergencia federales de las ' ciudades santuario '.
El 30 de julio de 2007, Tancredo "criticó a los demócratas del Congreso por eliminar el requisito de que cualquier persona que solicite los servicios de Medicaid y del Programa Estatal de Seguro Médico para Niños (SCHIP) proporcione prueba de ciudadanía estadounidense". Según Tancredo, "[e] l nuevo plan demócrata aumentaría los impuestos y facilitaría que los extranjeros ilegales obtengan beneficios médicos financiados por los contribuyentes". [62]
Tancredo ha hecho hincapié en todos sus discursos públicos en diferenciar entre quienes ingresan legalmente a los Estados Unidos y quienes lo hacen ilegalmente. Con frecuencia asiste a ceremonias de naturalización para ayudar a los nuevos ciudadanos a "hacerlo de la manera correcta". [63]
Un periodista de RedState ha criticado a Tancredo por aceptar contribuciones políticas del activista contra la inmigración ilegal John Tanton , fundador de la Federación para la Reforma de la Inmigración Estadounidense (FAIR). FAIR fue criticada por apoyar las esterilizaciones y RU-486 para las mujeres del tercer mundo. FAIR recibió $ 1.5 millones de un grupo controvertido, The Pioneer Fund . [64]
En 2006, Tancredo publicó en peligro mortal: La batalla de Fronteras y Seguridad de los Estados Unidos a través de Joseph Farah 's WND Libros en Nashville, Tennessee . El volumen se centra en la identidad cultural estadounidense y sus propuestas para remediar lo que, según él, son los principales defectos del sistema de inmigración. [sesenta y cinco]
Tancredo's has staunchly supported tightening immigration requirements from Islamic countries. On September 18, 2008, Tancredo introduced H.R. 6975, the Jihad Prevention Act, which would require aliens to attest that they will not advocate installing a Sharia law system in the United States as a condition for admission, and for other purposes. Aliens failing to make such an attestation would be ineligible for admission. Further, the visa of any alien advocating the installation of a Sharia law system in the United States would be subject to revocation.[66]
In May 2011, Tancredo represented the affirmative with Kris Kobach in a radio-broadcast debate of the motion "Don't give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses." The two debated Mayor Julian Castro of San Antonio and Tamar Jacoby of ImmigrationWorks USA. Tancredo and Kobach were declared the victors based on before and after polling of the live in-attendance audience mostly by convincing much of the self-identified undecided audience members of the strength of the motion.
- Pre-Debate Poll Results: 16% For | 54% Against | 30% undecided
- Post Debate Poll Results: 35% For | 52% Against | 13% undecided [67]
Tancredo's anti-illegal immigration stance became a campaign issue during the 2011 Denver mayoral campaign, which Tancredo did not enter. The Chris Romer campaign tried to erode rival Michael Hancock's support among Hispanics by emails and robocalls claiming that Tancredo had endorsed Hancock. Tancredo, who had neither met nor endorsed Hancock, responded by appearing on a radio talk show and endorsing Romer.[68]
Federalism
He was one of 33 congressmen to vote against the renewal of the Voting Rights Act because he asserted that its requirement of multilingual ballots would result in a costly unfunded mandate.[69] He was one of a handful of Republicans who voted for an amendment proposed by Maurice Hinchey and Dana Rohrabacher to stop the Department of Justice from raiding medical marijuana patients and caregivers in states where medical marijuana is legal, citing states' rights concerns.[70]
On the other hand, Tancredo supports Federal action in what he considers its proper sphere. He has suggested state legislators and 'sanctuary city' mayors should be imprisoned for passing laws contrary to federal immigration law.[71] He also supports the Federal Marriage Amendment to ban gay marriage nationally, and defended this position by stating a constitutional amendment is the "last resort" to neutralize judicial activism that would legalize gay marriage in courts, against the wishes of voters. The amendment would also use Constitutional means to prevent voters and legislators from legalizing gay marriage in their states.[72]
Fiscal policy
The National Taxpayers Union awarded Tancredo a grade of A for each year he has served in Congress. Tancredo was awarded a grade of A for votes he cast in 1999 to 2007 inclusively.[73] Additionally, Tancredo received the National Taxpayers Union's "Taxpayers' Friend Award" in 1999 to 2006 inclusively as well [74] The award is given by the NTU to those members of Congress that are among "the strongest supporters of responsible tax and spending policies".[75] He is also a strong supporter of the FairTax and advocates the repeal of the 16th Amendment. He is also against raising minimum wage.
Foreign policy
Tancredo's position on Iraq is, "America's noble sacrifice has purchased Iraqis a precious opportunity for democratic change; it is now up to them to ensure success. Setting the President's 'November benchmark for shifting control' as an actual timetable for disengagement will let regional powers and Iraqi factions cooperate to forge a new balance of power."[76] Fellow Republican State Treasurer Mike Coffman refused to share the stage with Tancredo at a pro-war rally for the Iraq war in 2003 because of Tancredo's failure to serve in the Vietnam War. In 1970 Tancredo appealed his 1-A draft status, which would have put him at the top of the list for draft eligibility during the Vietnam War. Tancredo said he was diagnosed with depression when he was 16 or 17 and received medication for five years for panic attacks and bouts of anxiety and depression.[77]
During a 2005 radio interview on Orlando talk-radio station WFLA AM 540, Tancredo responded to a questioner asking about the hypothetical U.S. response to a nuclear attack on U.S. cities by al-Qaeda, by saying that one possible response would be to retaliate by "taking out" Muslim holy sites (specifically, Mecca) if it were clearly proven that Islamic terrorists were behind such an attack. Several days later, in an interview on CNN together with James Zogby, Tancredo said that the attack was mentioned merely as a hypothetical response and insisted that there was nothing for which he should apologize.
During the Republican Presidential Debate broadcast on Fox on May 15, 2007, Tancredo made a statement in passing that the root cause of Islamic terrorism is "a dictate of their religion".[78] In September 2007 Tancredo defended his remarks: "I still believe it is something we must consider as a possible deterrent because at the present time there are no negative consequences that would accrue to the people who commit a crime such as a nuclear, chemical or biological attack."[79]
During a July 31, 2007 townhall meeting in Iowa, Tancredo said that a threat to bomb Mecca and Medina was "the only thing I can think of" that could deter a nuclear terrorist attack. This statement drew substantial criticism from the Council on American-Islamic Relations,[80] as well as State Department spokesman Tom Casey, who stated that "To somehow suggest that an appropriate response to terrorism would be to attack sites that are holy and sacred to more than a billion people throughout the world is just absolutely crazy."[81][82][83]
Sonia Sotomayor nomination
Tancredo became one of the outspoken conservative opponents to the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. On May 28, 2009, he made an appearance on CNN to voice his opposition and claimed that Sotomayor was a racist. When CNN's Rick Sanchez asked him if Sotomayor was a racist, Tancredo replied "certainly her words would indicate that that is the truth." He then compared the Hispanic-American advocacy group La Raza to the Ku Klux Klan by saying "it's a Latino KKK without the hoods or the nooses."[84]
Voting rights
On February 4, 2010, Tancredo spoke at the National Convention for the Tea Party movement where he told attendees that Barack Obama won because of "people who could not even spell the word 'vote' or say it in English". He then proposed "a civics literacy test" as a prerequisite to voting.[85][86] These remarks were criticized by the Democratic Colorado House Speaker Terrance Carroll and the Southern Poverty Law Center's research director Heidi Beirich. Tancredo has denied the charge that his remarks were aimed at a specific group.[87]
On April 14, 2009, a speech by Tancredo at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was disrupted by students protesting his views on immigration in which he called for a civics literacy test before voting.[88]
Marijuana legalization
Tancredo has declared himself in favor of the legalization of marijuana. He said that his reasons to legalize marijuana include "The issue of violence that surrounds it—not just on the border—and the crimes all over the place. The number of people in prison and the amount we spend to keep them there. The broken families." While in Congress, Tancredo voted each year to attach an amendment, which never passed, that would have prevented the US Justice Department from spending any money to "enforce any drug laws in contradiction to state law."[89]
Federal Marriage Amendment
Said Tancredo in September 2007, "You have to remember that we are always just one kooky judge away from actually having homosexual marriage forced on all the rest of us, because of the [full faith and credit] clause in the U.S. Constitution. Therefore, we need, we absolutely have to have, a constitutional amendment that defines marriage."[90] He is in full support of the Federal Marriage Amendment. Due to his numerous stances opposing the gay rights movement, he has received ratings of 7% from the American Civil Liberties Union, 0% from the Human Rights Campaign, and 19% from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.[citation needed]. As of 2007, however, Tancredo boasted a 97.8% rating from the American Conservative Union.[91]
Barack Obama
In a speech given at a campaign event for Colorado Senate candidate Ken Buck on July 8, 2010, Tancredo said of President Barack Obama, "... the greatest threat to the United States today, the greatest threat to our liberty, the greatest threat to the Constitution of the United States, the greatest threat to our way of life; everything we believe in. The greatest threat to the country that our founding fathers put together is the man that's sitting in the White House today."[92][93]
In April 2010, while not addressing directly widespread "birther" sentiment in the Republican Party, Tancredo said at a South Carolina Tea Party rally about the president: "If his wife says Kenya is his homeland, why don't we just send him back?"[94]
On July 22, 2010, in an editorial in The Washington Times, Tancredo said that Congress should bring impeachment charges against President Obama.[95]
In February 2012, Tancredo said on Hardball with Chris Matthews, in a discussion of candidate Mitt Romney's economic policy alternatives to the president: "Hell, my dog's better at it than Obama!"[96]
Controversia
Conflict with party leadership
Tancredo's outspoken advocacy for immigration reform, and particularly his criticism of President George W. Bush's border security controls, reportedly made him persona non grata in the Bush White House.[97] According to Tancredo, he and Bush's political adviser, Karl Rove, got into a "screaming match" after Tancredo claimed that "if the nation suffered another attack at the hands of terrorists able to skirt immigration laws, the blood of the people killed" would be on Bush's and Congress' hands. Rove responded by calling Tancredo "a traitor to the party" and "a traitor to the president," and warned him to never "darken the doorstep of the White House."[97]
In an interview, Tancredo said his falling out with the White House has lasted. "One reason I am persona non grata at the White House is not just because of immigration... but because I refuse to support him on his trade policy, his education policy, Medicare and prescription drugs initiatives.... Here was a Republican Congress increasing government to an extent larger than it had been increased since Medicare had come into existence."[79] Tancredo reported that his career in Congress was threatened by the leadership because of his stances. "I was called into Tom DeLay's office because I was supporting Republican challengers to Republican incumbents. I had a group called Team America that went out and did that. He called me and said to me, 'You're jeopardizing your career in this place by doing these things.' And I said, 'Tom, out of all the things you can threaten with me that is the least effective because I do not look at this place as a career.'"[79]
Illegal employees of contractor
In 2002, The Denver Post reported that two illegal immigrants were among the crew hired to remodel his basement. Tancredo said he could not have known their immigration status—they were subcontractors hired by the contractors he hired.[98][99] The contractor, Denver Audio Design, denied hiring illegal immigrants and the Denver Post refused to identify the two they said came to them with the claim that they worked on Tancredo's basement remodeling.
Americans Have Had Enough Coalition speech
On September 11, 2006, in Columbia, South Carolina, Tancredo spoke to a gathering of the "Americans Have Had Enough Coalition", which he had helped found. The League of the South also invited its own members to attend the event. The room at the South Carolina State Museum in which Tancredo spoke had a prominent picture of Robert E. Lee and was draped with Confederate battle flags.[100] At the closing of the event, men dressed in Confederate military uniforms reportedly began to sing "Dixie".[101] Several days later, Tancredo came under heavy criticism from a group of Denver ministers for attending the function. In his defense, Tancredo said, "I gave it [the same speech] in probably five or six different venues, this was just one, all of them were open to the public. I don't check people at the door for their private thoughts."[102]
City of Miami
In a November 19, 2006 interview with WorldNetDaily, Tancredo referred to the city of Miami, Florida, as a "Third World country." His comments drew strong criticism from numerous political leaders and organizations, including Florida Governor Jeb Bush who, in a letter to the congressman, called Tancredo's remarks "naive."[103] Tancredo replied in a letter, "I certainly understand and appreciate your need and desire to try and create the illusion of Miami as a multiethnic 'All American' city," he said. "I can also appreciate ... that the cultural and ethnic diversity of the city offers many advantages to its residents. However, it is neither naïve nor insulting to call attention to a real problem that cannot be easily dismissed through politically correct happy talk."[104]
On December 12, 2006, Tancredo was announced by the Rotary Club of Miami as its guest speaker.[105] The next day, the event was canceled by the restaurant. News reports said, "The manager of the restaurant where Tancredo was to speak, the Rusty Pelican on Key Biscayne, said Wednesday that the owners didn't want him to appear on Thursday in order to keep up the integrity and reputation of the business. The manager also said staff members objected to working the party where his immigration talk was supposed to be held, some customers threatened to boycott the restaurant, and the restaurant had received bomb threats." Tancredo spokesman Carlos Espinosa said "What is more 'Third World country' than threatening to bomb the place?"[106] Tancredo referred to Miami as having been taken over by "thugs" and "separatists" and declared that "I knew speaking your mind could be dangerous in Havana—I guess it's equally dangerous to do so in Miami. Apparently, there isn't much of a difference between the two anymore."[107]
Michigan State University speech
In another incident, student protests against a Tancredo speech scheduled to be given at the Michigan State University College of Law on November 30, 2006, turned violent. Protesters tried to block Tancredo's speech and police were called when protesters pulled a fire alarm prior to the speech on immigration policy. Michigan State University College Republicans and Young Americans for Freedom sponsored the event. According to Tancredo, one of the student backers of the speech "was spit on, one was kicked, and one was punched". Protesters interrupted the speech with loud shouting. Tancredo said protesters organized on the Internet social networking site Facebook and "declared ahead of time on Facebook that they would not allow me to speak".[108]
Catholic Church
On April 17, 2008, Tancredo alleged that Pope Benedict XVI was encouraging illegal immigration to the USA to boost membership in the Catholic Church. In response to a statement by the Pope at a Mass in Washington, Tancredo stated, "I suspect the Pope's immigration comments may have less to do with spreading the gospel than they do about recruiting new members of the church." While Tancredo was raised a Catholic, he now attends Cherry Hills Community Church, an evangelical Christian church.[109][110][111]
People's Mujahedin Organization of Iran
Tancredo has stated that he would like to see the United States give more support to the Iranian exile organization People's Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI).[112] The PMOI was designated as a terrorist organization by the United States State Department from 1997 to 2012.[113] Tancredo states that this was done "for political reasons" by the Clinton administration.[112] Secretary of State Hillary Clinton removed the designation of "terrorist organization" when no proof of terrorist activity or intent could be produced.
Vida privada
A former Catholic, Tancredo now attends Cherry Hills Community Church.[110] Tancredo is married to Jackie Tancredo. They met at Drake Junior High School as teachers, and married in 1977.[114] They have two children and five grandchildren.
On February 3, 2009, The Denver Post revealed that Tancredo has probably lost a significant amount of money invested in hedge funds with Agile Group,[115] a Boulder-based investment company with substantial investments in Bernie Madoff's investment firm.[116]
Libros
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enlaces externos
- Tancredo for Governor official campaign site
- Tom Tancredo at Curlie
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Profile at SourceWatch
- Tom Tancredo at Vote 2008 at PBS NewsHour
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Preceded by Daniel Schaefer | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 6th congressional district 1999–2009 | Succeeded by Mike Coffman |
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Preceded by Ben Goss Withdrew | Constitution nominee for Governor of Colorado 2010 | Most recent |