The Colorado Independent

Tancredo slams Perry as an ‘arrogant, open border, pro-amnesty politician’

By John Tomasic | 09.27.11 | 9:37 am

Former Colorado Congressman and anti-illegal immigration crusader Tom Tancredo has no patience with Republican presidential frontrunner Rick Perry, the Texas governor with the Hollywood hair who fired up the right when he announced his candidacy but who has stumbled under the national spotlight ever since. In the wake of last week’s GOP candidate debate, Tancredo decried Perry as an arrogant “name-calling, open border, pro-amnesty politician.”

Tea partiers rally in Arizona for greater border security

By Elise Foley | 08.16.10 | 8:51 am

This weekend, hundreds of tea party activists gathered at the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona to protest illegal immigration. The crowd yelled “Hey, don’t come over here anymore” across the border. Although President Obama signed into law…

Perlmutter commends Obama decision to send Guard to border

By Luke Johnson | 05.26.10 | 1:29 pm

Colorado 7th District Democratic Congressman Ed Perlmutter — running for his third term in a difficult political environment for incumbents — praised President Obama’s decision to send 1,200 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border

Tom Tancredo: Sarcastic twitter blogger

By John Tomasic | 04.07.10 | 10:22 am

Former Colorado Congressman, anti-illegal alien firebrand, talk-radio host, Republican candidate thorn-in-side Tom Tancredo has taken his long mockery of newly non-mavericked Arizona Sen. John McCain onto the Twitter. It’s rich.

WATCH: Tancredo calls on Napolitano to resign in wake of rancher murder

By John Tomasic | 04.01.10 | 1:51 pm

Former Congressman and anti-illegal immigration hawk Tom Tancredo today posted a YouTube ratcheting up his criticism of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, calling on her to resign. Tancredo is fresh from a Tea Party appearance in Southern Arizona…