Coffman: GOP would rule with more Tancredos

Mike Coffman, the Republican running to fill the seat of Rep. Tom Tancredo in Colorado’s sixth congressional district, gave a fiery defense of Tancredo’s signature issue: opposition to illegal immigration. It happened Monday night when Coffman spoke to more than 2,000 of the party faithful at the “Battleground Talkers Tour” event at the Denver Marriott Tech Center, sponsored by KNUS 710 FM.

“I firmly believe that if we had more Tom Tancredos in the Congress of the United States, the Republicans would still be in the majority,” said Coffman, who is also the Colorado secretary of state. “When the Republican establishment in Washington ceased to govern by the conservative values that got them elected, Congressman Tancredo stood up to them and said no, that they were wrong.

“When the White House joined with Republican and Democratic leadership on a so-called immigration reform bill that would have done nothing to secure our borders but would have given a path to citizenship and amnesty to those who violated our laws, Congressman Tancredo said no to that.

“Congressman Tancredo never wavered on the issue of illegal immigration. And if I’m elected to be your congressman, neither will I.”

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