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Tom Tancredo: “I don't care what they've done in Iraq before. There is a law, actually on the books today, Anderson, that says that if…”

On the recordFebruary 22, 2007
I don't care what they've done in Iraq before. There is a law, actually on the books today, Anderson, that says that if a country refuses to take back its aliens that have committed crimes in the United States, we should not give them any visas.
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Tom Tancredo
Colorado

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Tancredo emphasizes existing laws regarding the deportation of criminals and their countries of origin.

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