Tom Tancredo: “I have oftentimes of course been on this floor in the debate revolving around immigration issues. We have tried…”

“I have oftentimes of course been on this floor in the debate revolving around immigration issues. We have tried desperately to keep that debate focused on the issue itself and away from innuendo and slur. That was the purpose I had in originally asking that the gentleman's words be taken down, to avoid that kind of thing, and I appreciate that the gentleman, in fact, withdrew his remarks. Remarks like those are not only an insult to the people to whom they are made, they are demeaning to the maker. It is also important to understand that this debate has gone on now and has been centered on the other side on whether or not we should, in fact, uphold the law. Again, what a peculiar thing to be talking about here. It certainly has nothing to do with the Statue of Liberty or anything that is written on it. The fact is there is a law. It is on the books. It has been there for 10 years. It says that cities must provide information about immigration and they cannot stop the flow of information from the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. That is what it says. They are doing it. Now, if we do not like the law, then, of course, as I said in my opening remarks, introduce a bill to repeal it. But it is there.…”