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Tom Tancredo: You know when you have hundreds of thousand of people protesting, waving Mexican flags, you know, people essentially…

On the recordMarch 28, 2006
You know when you have hundreds of thousand of people protesting, waving Mexican flags, you know, people essentially saying I'm here illegally, what are you going to do about it? I mean, this really does not play well in the heartland of America.
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Tom Tancredo
Colorado

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Tancredo discusses the negative perception of illegal immigration protests in America.

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