George Putnam
Friday, Jan. 26, 2007

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The Soviet government is in a battle with illegals.

Thousands of migrant workers from Caucasus, Central Asia, and China are leaving Russia as the government institutes new measures cracking down on illegal immigration.

A Washington Times correspondent in Moscow reports that low-paid migrants are distorting the job market and taking work from Russian citizens, driving up retail prices, and creating labor shortage. About 12 million people, mostly citizens of impoverished ex-Soviet republics, are currently working illegally in Russia.

The new Russian rules impose fines of up to $30,000 on companies that employ foreigners illegally.

Russian police are out in earnest, enforcing the new laws. And the signs are, that few illegals are taking the risk of staying. Workers in the construction industry are throwing thousands of workers off job sites in fear of being prosecuted. And there are cries of racism with at least 53 persons killed last year in racially motivated assaults.

Which brings me to our continuing day-to-day problems with the illegal alien situation. Among those announcing an effort to secure our presidency is a long-time friend, Tom Tancredo.

He will run for the Republican nomination if he can secure your support.

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Tom is a remarkable, dedicated patriot. Over his adult life he has fought for the security of America's borders and the right of Americans to set our own immigration policy. When Tom was first elected to Congress, there was no organized effort to fight the open-borders crowd who ran Capitol Hill.

The White House was pushing for a huge amnesty deal with Mexico so Tom formed The House Immigration Reform Caucus (HIRC). Not since he formed the caucus has a single illegal alien amnesty passed in Congress.

Tom has not hesitated to oppose those who have pushed deals with Mexico and legislation that permits amnesty. But now the other side has been encouraged by the election of the new liberal Congress and the open-borders crowd is more powerful than ever.

Pelosi, Kennedy, and the left are in charge. And as Tom says, the new Democrat-controlled Congress "seem[s] hell-bent on cramming this mass amnesty down the throats of the American people whether they want it or not," adding that Bush appears hopeful that 2007 will be the year he finally succeeds in passing a guest-worker amnesty plan that has been consistently rejected by the American public and the majority of his own party.

Dan Stein, of FAIR, is furious with the president's State of the Union speech. Stein said Bush's "radical immigration agenda . . . is designed to satisfy business's demands for an endless supply of low wage labor." He added that it will hurt "Americans who work for a living, who pay taxes, send their kids to public schools, care about the environment . . ."

Tancredo questions Bush's pledge for increased enforcement of our immigration laws saying, "one or two high profile raids are not proof of a commitment" (referring to the raid on six meat-packing plants resulting in 1,200 arrests and 148 charges related to identity theft). "What we are looking for from the administration is the same degree of energy expended in the enforcement of our immigration laws as they used to seek out a drug dealer in Mexico, so he could be brought back to testify against border patrol agents who were trying to do their job," referring to the two border agents, Ramos and Compean. They are now in prison for 11 and 12 years respectively.

The thing that infuriates Tancredo is that half or more of the Republican candidates agree with Pelosi and Kennedy — working day and night for millions more illegals, striving to gain for them amnesty after amnesty.

If the Russians are taking action against their illegals to maintain their sovereignty, why can't we?

Bush seems to think he has the answer when he says, "We need to resolve the status of the illegal immigrants who are already in our country without animosity and without amnesty."

When it comes to Bush, by his own words and actions, the more things change, the more they are the same. Tom Tancredo wants to change our future. Why not give him a chance?

Reference: Washington Times, Jan. 23, 2007

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