Shame on Congressman Tom Tancredo

Six men and boys have been arrested for the late-nigh shootings of three young black persons in Newark, New Jersey and a United States Congressman from Colorado grand stands on the steps of the Newark City Hall, hundreds of miles away from his district. Republican Tancredo blames Newark and its political leaders for the murders. Tancredo's tortured logic asserts that the residents of this urban center are complicit "in the murders because they had declared Newark a 'sanctuary' for immigrants." (New York Times, August 21, 2007, p. B3). Isn't this blaming the victims? Do the people of Newark need a presidential candidate riding (flying) into town to add to the pain and despair they feel as they are forced to come to terms almost daily with so many deaths on their streets? Has Tancredo lost his mind? Mr. Tancredo needs to go back to his war room and search for ways to heal America and not do more harm.