New Tancredo Ad Links Illegal Immigrants, Gang Violence

GOP presidential candidate Rep. Tom Tancredo unveiled a new television ad that said open borders are leading to rapes and other violence against American citizens. The ad focuses on Central American gangs such as MS-13 and shows bloody pictures of victims of gang violence. Than a voice says that the gangs are now on American soil “pushing drugs, raping kids, destroying lives” and blames the violence on “gutless politicians who refuse to defend our borders.” It ends with the words: Secure the Borders. Deport those who don’t belong. Make sure they never come back. Tom Tancredo. President. Tancredo caused a stir last month with another ad that linked immigration to terrorism. That ad showed a hooded man blowing up a shopping mall. It condemned “spineless politicians” who “refuse” to protect the borders. Many groups decried the ad as anti-immigrant and an attempt at fear-mongering, but Tancredo stood by the spot.