Ed. Note: Each week during the primary election, U.S. Reps. Todd Tiahrt and Jerry Moran have been invited to produce a weekly entry to the Politics Blog. The following is from Tiahrt:
I was honored this week to have one of our nation’s prominent leaders in the fight against illegal immigration endorse my campaign. Former Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo withdrew his endorsement from Congressman Moran and threw his support behind my campaign. After a thorough examination of the facts, Congressman Tancredo realized that I was the candidate who had a proven record of leadership and commitment to the fight against illegal immigration.
In his endorsement letter, Tancredo notes that Congressman Moran had distorted my record in an attempt to hide his own and that I have been innovative in my approach to sealing the borders, written legislation to close loopholes so Americans aren’t forced to pay for benefits to illegal immigrants, and led the charge to keep tough immigration laws at the forefront of the debate in Congress.
Please take a moment to read Congressman Tancredo’s letter:
Dear Kansan,
I have dedicated my life to securing our borders, enforcing our immigration laws, and maintaining an America that would make our forefathers proud.
For this reason, I care about the views on immigration of every elected official in America.
In February of this year I endorsed Congressman Jerry Moran for the United States Senate.
I came to this difficult conclusion after receiving untrue and incomplete information from the Moran for Senate campaign and Congressman Moran himself.
After independent research, I have learned disturbing information about Congressman Moran’s support of amnesty and benefits for illegal immigrants.
He voted against my amendment to defund sanctuary cities, essentially granting amnesty to all illegal immigrants in each of those cities.
Congressman Moran also voted with Nancy Pelosi to remove citizenship verification for illegal immigrants to receive welfare benefits.
Then he raised your taxes to pay for those health care benefits.
Congressman Moran even opposed money to secure our borders and build the fence.
In addition to hiding his own record, Congressman Moran distorted and maligned Congressman Todd Tiahrt’s record on illegal immigration. Congressman Tiahrt has been innovative in his approach to sealing the borders, written legislation to close loopholes so you and I don’t pay for benefits to illegal immigrants, and led the charge to keep tough immigration laws at the forefront of the debate in Congress when so many others are letting President Obama take the lead.
Because I care about the burden illegal immigration places on this country, I am withdrawing my endorsement of Congressman Moran and proudly endorsing Congressman Todd Tiahrt.
If you care about the damage illegal immigration does to our society, I hope you can join me in supporting and voting for Congressman Todd Tiahrt.
Congressman Tom Tancredo
As the August 3rd Republican primary approaches, please consider joining Congressman Tancredo, Sarah Palin, Sean Hannity and the long list of conservative leaders who have endorsed my campaign to help me take our shared conservative values to the U.S. Senate.
