Tancredo

Tancredo recently traded remarks with Howard Dean, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, over Dean's siding with illegal immigrants. Dean criticized Tancredo's use of illegals as "scapegoats", while Tancredo put down Dean's comments, calling upon Dean's screaming during his campaign in 2004. Their scuffle is the latest example in the partisan polarization that is dividing the American government.

In addition, Tancredo continued his request that pardons be given to the two American border agents who are in prison for shooting at an illegal alien attempting to cross into the US. since this episode, the alien, Osvaldo Davila has pleaded guilty to drug smuggling, which has occured since his case against the border agents. It should be noted that following the shooting, Davila was given border crossing cards and free american healthcare. Tancredo laments, "How can we let Ramos and Compean rot in a jail cell based on the testimony of a 3-time drug smuggler?”, and continued “The legitimacy of this verdict seems to diminish with each passing day.”