Tancredo, Salazar on opposite sides of fence in assessing vote
Rocky Mountain News
Published June 8, 2007 at midnight
Here's what two key players in the immigration debate from the Colorado congressional delegation had to say Thursday night after the setback in the Senate's quest to overhaul immigration policy.
• Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Littleton, who opposed the bill and who has made immigration an important element of his presidential campaign, issued this statement:
"This is a testament to the will of the American people and a great victory for our country. It's time to move forward with what we should have been doing when this bill was originally passed in 1986, and consistently enforce the laws. I call it Plan A."
• Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Denver, who was part of a bipartisan group of senators who met in private for three months to broker a compromise immigration bill, issued this statement:
"I am disappointed the United States Senate did not, today, fix our broken borders and immigration system.
"This was our best chance to pass a bill that would secure our borders, strengthen and enforce our immigration laws and provide a realistic solution for the 12 million undocumented workers in our nation.
"Our nation badly needs the reform. Failure is not an option."
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