- WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Tom
Tancredo, R-Colo., warned President Bush on Monday not to play politics
with homeland security, after the White House reportedly asked Congress
to remove some immigration measures from a pending intelligence bill.
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- The legislation is meant to overhaul the nation's intelligence
services, implementing recommendations of the commission that studied the
Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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- A House version of the bill includes provisions to speed
the deportation of illegal immigrants and prevent them from obtaining driver's
licenses.
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- It would also ban official use of identification cards
that some foreign governments issue.
- ------->Tancredo said Bush has asked that those provisions
be removed from the bill.
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- The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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