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Dear Friend,
I am writing to you today as a friend, and as a fellow believer in the cause of securing America's borders.
My purpose is to obtain your support as I embark upon a path that may lead to the Republican nomination for the presidency of the United States.
The decision to pursue this arduous and undeniably uphill battle is because I, like you, have a duty to do everything I can to keep faith with those who risked their "lives, fortunes and sacred honor" to create this wonderful place we call America.
I am considering this campaign because of my commitment to real immigration reform: reform that first and foremost is dedicated to the security and well-being of the citizens of the United States, and to respect for the rule of law in our beloved nation.
I am also considering this campaign because I believe the Republican Party and its leaders must recommit themselves to limited, smaller government; fiscal responsibility; and honesty in public office.
Last November, the Republican Party paid a high price for abandoning those principles; we will not regain the trust of the voters and a congressional majority until we reclaim them. I am proud that I was one of a handful of Republican members of Congress who voted against both "No Child Left Behind," a federal betrayal of local control of education, and the fiscally irresponsible Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit.
When I was elected to Congress in 1998, I made immigration reform my top priority, much to the scorn and derision of the political and business elites who are addicted to the flow of cheap illegal labor into America.
But, as I look at the current presidential candidates, Republican and Democratic, I simply do not see one who reflects the grassroots, majority belief of Americans that our borders must be secured, that employers who hire illegals must be prosecuted, and that no one who has broken our immigration laws should ever be put on a "pathway to citizenship."
After a lot of prayer, and long talks with my wife Jackie and our children, I have decided I am willing to put myself forward as a candidate for president in order, above everything else, to advance our immigration reform agenda, and to reclaim the Republican Party for its core conservative values.
So, I am seeking your advice and counsel. I am doing so by asking you to answer two questions for me.
Do you believe I should seek the Republican presidential nomination, to fight to secure our borders and to reassert traditional conservative Republican principles including limited, smaller government, fiscal responsibility and honesty in office?
Will you back up your support with a financial contribution to my presidential exploratory committee, "Tancredo for a Secure America?"
But this campaign cannot just be about me.
It has to be about securing our nation at its borders, protecting American jobs, respecting our laws and our cultural identity, and reclaiming the Republican Party for its best values.
That means for this campaign to go forward and succeed, it must be about us...you and me.
You and I need to agree that we will work together to battle the special interests which now control both parties, and which are so committed to open borders and amnesty for illegal aliens. You and I need to agree that we will dig in, work hard, and raise the money to effectively challenge the deep pockets of the Republican candidates who are talking a good game about immigration, but who are, in fact, supporting amnesty.
If you and I decide I should run, I am not going to ask you to travel with me to Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina in the months ahead, on the many weekend and overnight trips away from my family that I will commit my time to between votes in Congress. That will be my job.
But I will count on you to tell your friends, your neighbors, your co-workers and your family about our campaign....and invite them to join it!
And I also will count on you to help me with your financial support, especially now. I simply cannot move ahead without your help, and the help of thousands of patriotic Americans like you . I am ready to be David against the establishment's Goliath, but I need you to help me load my sling-shot!
Thank you for your commitment to the struggle to secure our borders. I look forward to hearing back from you soon.
Sincerely,
Tom Tancredo
P.S. So many wonderful people in the critical primary states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina have already asked if they could volunteer to help us. There is tremendous excitement building! It would be a big help to me as I make my decision if I could hear back from you as soon as possible.
Tom Tancredo
Congressman Tancredo Statement Announcing His Candidacy for President
April 2, 2007
The history of America is the story of men and women who have devoted and sacrificed themselves to the survival and success of that idea. Americans have fought and died for this cause in every century of our existence, and on every continent on the planet, for one purpose: to protect the gift of human liberty entrusted to us the Founders.
That gift is our birthright; its defense is our duty.
Today that idea, the idea of America itself, is under attack. But not only by who you think.
While we fight around the world to defend our nation, we are entrenched now in a struggle here at home to define it. The crisis of illegal immigration threatens not only our economy and our security, but our very identity - the idea of America is under attack.
Nearly 20 million illegal aliens are living in the United States today - roughly equivalent to the populations of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, and Philadelphia combined. Unlike legal immigrants, who have for more than 200 years come to be a part of our nation, illegal immigrants today come to be apart from our nation.
The great tradition of American assimilation has broken down. The melting pot has cracked, and our Founding ideals are leaking through.
Illegal immigrants wait in no lines, pay no dues, and thus assume no responsibility for or devotion to America's founding ideals and traditional values. They enter illegally, demand social services, refuse our language, and take our jobs, asking not what they can do for their country, only what our country can do for them.
This attitude has been tolerated and even encouraged by our political and economic elite, for reasons ranging from the misguided to the cynical to the treasonous.
Some might ask what it says about a country who cannot defend its borders. I ask what it says about a country who chooses not to in deference to criminals loyal to another nation, and corporations loyal to none.
For too long Americans have been force-fed candidates who ignore or mock their valid concerns about the security of our borders, the enforcement of our immigration laws, and the survival of our national heritage. That ends today.
I am running for President to give Americans a voice, to win this fight, to preserve the sacred ideals of the nation our soldiers are fighting to protect, and to succeed in this struggle for our identity and survival.
One last chance for the last, best, hope of earth.
It's Official - Tom Announces for President - 10AM EST, Monday 2 April, 2007
Excerpts From Congressman Tancredo's President Campaign Announcement Statement
While we fight around the world to defend our nation, we are entrenched now in a struggle here at home to define it. The crisis of illegal immigration threatens not only our economy and our security, but our very identity...The great tradition of American assimilation has broken down. The melting pot has cracked, and our Founding ideals are leaking through....For too long Americans have been force-fed candidates who ignore or mock their valid concerns about the security of our borders, the enforcement of our immigration laws, and the survival of our national heritage. That ends today.
Congressman Tancredo Officially Announces Presidential Bid with Radio Blitz
(Washington, D.C.) Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-CO) officially announced his candidacy for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination today, during an appearance on Jan Mickelson’s talk radio show in Des Moines, Iowa.
“The outpouring of support we have received over the past three months has been tremendous and, frankly, it has far exceeded what I anticipated,” Congressman Tancredo said during an interview prior to his announcement.
“Republicans want a candidate who is a conservative with no ifs, ands, or buts. Clearly, the current top tier of Republican candidates is not filling the bill.”
Tancredo, a five-term Congressman and the founder of the House Immigration Reform Caucus, is making border security and no amnesty for illegal aliens the centerpiece of his campaign.
“Wherever I go, Americans of all backgrounds and political beliefs thank me for standing up for them against the Establishment politicians who are selling out our nation. These good people feel abandoned by those in Washington and justifiably so. They have the right to be represented in this race and I am determined to be there for them.”
After his appearance on the Mickelson show, Tancredo went on a 20 interview radio blitz. Monday marked the end of a 4-day Iowa trip. He will then continue onto New Hampshire for a 2-day swing
Important message from Congressman Tom Tancredo
April 2, 2007
Dear Friends,
I wanted you to be the first to know. I will be announcing my intentions to run for president of the United States on a national radio announcement blitz beginning this morning on the Jan Mickelson talk radio show in Des Moines, Iowa. [You may be able to hear the announcement at 9am, Central time, by clicking here]
The outpouring of support I have received over the past three months has been tremendous and, frankly, it has far exceeded what I ever anticipated. I am truly humbled and want to thank you for the confidence and trust you have placed in me.
Wherever I go, Americans like you--of all backgrounds and political beliefs--thank me for standing up for them against the Establishment politicians who have become pawns of corporate America. They believe Washington is selling out our nation, and they are right.
As a Congressman, and for the previous 20 years, I have done everything in my power to stop the sellout. I can not abandon our cause now, and we can not lose this battle. The consequences are too grave. And so it is with the strength that comes from knowing you are at my side that I will announce my intentions to run for the presidency of this great country in just a few hours.
Thank you for the honor of representing you in this effort.
Sincerely,
Tom Tancredo
Source: Tancredo for a Secure America
Congressman Tancredo Statement Announcing His Candidacy for President
April 2, 2007
The history of America is the story of men and women who have devoted and sacrificed themselves to the survival and success of that idea. Americans have fought and died for this cause in every century of our existence, and on every continent on the planet, for one purpose: to protect the gift of human liberty entrusted to us the Founders.
That gift is our birthright; its defense is our duty.
Today that idea, the idea of America itself, is under attack. But not only by who you think.
While we fight around the world to defend our nation, we are entrenched now in a struggle here at home to define it. The crisis of illegal immigration threatens not only our economy and our security, but our very identity - the idea of America is under attack.
Nearly 20 million illegal aliens are living in the United States today - roughly equivalent to the populations of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, and Philadelphia combined. Unlike legal immigrants, who have for more than 200 years come to be a part of our nation, illegal immigrants today come to be apart from our nation.
The great tradition of American assimilation has broken down. The melting pot has cracked, and our Founding ideals are leaking through.
Illegal immigrants wait in no lines, pay no dues, and thus assume no responsibility for or devotion to America's founding ideals and traditional values. They enter illegally, demand social services, refuse our language, and take our jobs, asking not what they can do for their country, only what our country can do for them.
This attitude has been tolerated and even encouraged by our political and economic elite, for reasons ranging from the misguided to the cynical to the treasonous.
Some might ask what it says about a country who cannot defend its borders. I ask what it says about a country who chooses not to in deference to criminals loyal to another nation, and corporations loyal to none.
For too long Americans have been force-fed candidates who ignore or mock their valid concerns about the security of our borders, the enforcement of our immigration laws, and the survival of our national heritage. That ends today.
I am running for President to give Americans a voice, to win this fight, to preserve the sacred ideals of the nation our soldiers are fighting to protect, and to succeed in this struggle for our identity and survival.
One last chance for the last, best, hope of earth.
It's Official - Tom Announces for President - 10AM EST, Monday 2 April, 2007
Excerpts From Congressman Tancredo's President Campaign Announcement Statement
While we fight around the world to defend our nation, we are entrenched now in a struggle here at home to define it. The crisis of illegal immigration threatens not only our economy and our security, but our very identity...The great tradition of American assimilation has broken down. The melting pot has cracked, and our Founding ideals are leaking through....For too long Americans have been force-fed candidates who ignore or mock their valid concerns about the security of our borders, the enforcement of our immigration laws, and the survival of our national heritage. That ends today.
Congressman Tancredo Officially Announces Presidential Bid with Radio Blitz
(Washington, D.C.) Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-CO) officially announced his candidacy for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination today, during an appearance on Jan Mickelson’s talk radio show in Des Moines, Iowa.
“The outpouring of support we have received over the past three months has been tremendous and, frankly, it has far exceeded what I anticipated,” Congressman Tancredo said during an interview prior to his announcement.
“Republicans want a candidate who is a conservative with no ifs, ands, or buts. Clearly, the current top tier of Republican candidates is not filling the bill.”
Tancredo, a five-term Congressman and the founder of the House Immigration Reform Caucus, is making border security and no amnesty for illegal aliens the centerpiece of his campaign.
“Wherever I go, Americans of all backgrounds and political beliefs thank me for standing up for them against the Establishment politicians who are selling out our nation. These good people feel abandoned by those in Washington and justifiably so. They have the right to be represented in this race and I am determined to be there for them.”
After his appearance on the Mickelson show, Tancredo went on a 20 interview radio blitz. Monday marked the end of a 4-day Iowa trip. He will then continue onto New Hampshire for a 2-day swing
Important message from Congressman Tom Tancredo
April 2, 2007
Dear Friends,
I wanted you to be the first to know. I will be announcing my intentions to run for president of the United States on a national radio announcement blitz beginning this morning on the Jan Mickelson talk radio show in Des Moines, Iowa. [You may be able to hear the announcement at 9am, Central time, by clicking here]
The outpouring of support I have received over the past three months has been tremendous and, frankly, it has far exceeded what I ever anticipated. I am truly humbled and want to thank you for the confidence and trust you have placed in me.
Wherever I go, Americans like you--of all backgrounds and political beliefs--thank me for standing up for them against the Establishment politicians who have become pawns of corporate America. They believe Washington is selling out our nation, and they are right.
As a Congressman, and for the previous 20 years, I have done everything in my power to stop the sellout. I can not abandon our cause now, and we can not lose this battle. The consequences are too grave. And so it is with the strength that comes from knowing you are at my side that I will announce my intentions to run for the presidency of this great country in just a few hours.
Thank you for the honor of representing you in this effort.
Sincerely,
Tom Tancredo
Source: Tancredo for a Secure America
Tancredo Campaign Certified to Receive $1,586,000 in Matching Funds
(Washington, D.C.) – The Tancredo Campaign today announced they have been certified by the Federal Election Commission to receive $1,586,223.26 in matching funds by the Federal Election Commission.
“We now have the money needed to get our message to the voter in the early states. With a bank loan already secured we have the cash flow necessary to run a strong campaign.” said National Chair Bay Buchanan.
The first submission totaled $1,606,189.13 with an accuracy rating of 98.8%, making the final certification for $1,586,223,26. A second submission will be filed on November 6.
Source: Tancredo for a Secure America
SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM TOM TANCREDO
It is with my heart full of gratitude and a touch of sadness that I write today to tell you of my intention to end my campaign for the presidency.
As a loyal friend and supporter it is important to me that you understand why I am doing this, even though you may disagree.
For the past ten years I have dedicated my public life to the critical issue of illegal immigration. I believed then –as I do now—that massive uncontrolled illegal immigration threatens our survival as a nation. I could not stand by and let open border politicians and corporate lobbyists sell our country out to the highest bidder.
Then earlier this year when I feared that the issue would not be championed by any of the top candidates I threw my hat in the ring. It was the only way I could be certain that the candidates would be forced to take a stand.
Thanks to your incredible support look what we have accomplished:
Just last week Newsweek declared that "Anti-immigrant zealot [that would be me] had already won. Now even Dems dance to his no mas salsa tune. " This month alone The Economist, the New Yorker, the Wall Street Journal and a score of other newspapers have written similar assessments, grudgingly crediting our campaign with forcing the issue of immigration to the center of the national stage and -- more importantly -— with forcing every presidential candidate to commit themselves to an immigration plan that calls for securing the borders, opposing amnesty and enforcing the law.
Of course, many of the candidates need to be pinned down on their understanding of the meaning of amnesty, but we have succeeded beyond my most optimistic expectations of a year ago. We even have Hillary jumping through hoops on the issue!
So with so much success why drop out of the race now, you are probably asking. For one reason and one reason alone: I believe the cause demands I do so.
The presidential campaign has come down to less than a handful of viable candidates. Unfortunately several of them have abysmal records on immigration and can’t be trusted to do what is needed to preserve this country if they’re elected. My fear is that if I were to stay in this race my votes could be the factor in handing victory to a pro-amnesty politician. Friends, we have done too much, come too far and the stakes are too high to play that hand. And so I am ending my presidential campaign.
I know there are many more battles in our future and you can count on me to stay in this fight with you. We must continue to build the unquestioned momentum that is fueling our movement today. In the weeks ahead, I will write to you again to share with you my plans for the future, and for the immigration reform movement that is transforming American politics.
But for now, I just wish to again express to you my deepest thanks and appreciation for your partnership with me in this historic effort. I also want to wish you a very blessed and merry Christmas!
We have come so far together, and through our efforts we have made a stunning and, I believe, permanent impact on the debate over securing our borders and preserving our nation.
Not a day has gone by in this campaign that I have not thanked God for the dedication of so many Americans like you. I can promise you that as long as He gives me life and strength, I will work hard for our cause and to honor the trust you have placed in me.
With sincere best wishes,
Tom Tancredo
Source: Tancredo for a Secure America