I supported Tom Tancredo (pictured here) in his bid to become president and I continue to applaud his efforts on behalf of “legal” citizens of this country. The governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, panders to illegal aliens by providing them with tax-payer funded benefits. Schwarzenegger recently cut the wages of hard-working state workers so he could maintain the “give-away program” for illegals. In the press release below, Tancredo calls upon the California governor to cut freebies for illegal aliens. The sane people in California need to remember Schwarzennegger’s actions next time he seeks a political office; and Tancredo should be president of this country! (See article below.)

( WASHINGTON, D.C. ) – U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Littleton) today sent a letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) asking him to look into the vast amounts of money spent on services for illegal aliens in California, despite the serious budget concerns the state is facing.

A copy of the letter is below:

Dear Governor:

According to many news reports and statements from your office, the State of California is facing an unprecedented budget crisis. The available data suggests that California could save several billion dollars by reducing the amounts spent providing services to illegal aliens residing in the state.

The Federation for American Immigration Reform, in a 2007 study, estimated that California spends over $10,000,000,000 on services to illegal aliens and their children. Much of this expenditure is for K-12 education and for emergency health care and is required by federal law, but some of it is not mandated by federal law and can be reduced or …

[see the rest of the letter here]

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