Colorado Politicians At Forefront of Immigration Debate

Salazar helped Kennedy defend his proposed guest worker plan from charges that it’s nothing but “amnesty” for people who broke the law to get into the country…

…At a standing-room-only news conference, Colorado Reps. Tom Tancredo and Bob Beauprez, both Republicans, warned that the guest worker plan working its way through the Senate would cause a Republican revolt in the House of Representatives, which has passed a tough, enforcement-only immigration bill.

Beauprez said if the guest worker plan becomes law, it will be like a “dinner bell,” telling illegal immigrants “come one, come all.”

“My fear is that if we continue down the path the Senate has established, we will create the greatest magnet ever” for illegal immigrants, said Beauprez, who is seeking the Republican nomination for Colorado governor.