Not a Dream: Romney's Top 5 Comments Made During the Primaries About Immigration
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http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/06/15/500607/mitt-romney-immigration-primary/
By Guest Blogger on Jun 15, 2012 at 5:41 pm
Earlier this afternoon, President Obama announced a new “deferred action” immigration policy that would protect students in the U.S. who are already in deportation proceedings or those who qualify for the DREAM Act and have yet to come forward to the Department of Homeland Security from being deported.
Confronted with the president’s landmark announcement, Mitt Romney attempted to whitewash his draconian immigration views during a campaign stop in New Hampshire today. Romney told reporters that he “agrees with Marco Rubio,” who has proposed a DREAM Act alternative.
This newfound belief is a far cry from his views during the primary campaign. Here are Romney’s top 5 comments on immigration during the Republican primary
1. Romney attacked Governor Rick Perry for supporting DREAM Act, calling it a “magnet for illegal immigration.”: , they should not be able to have the same academic opportunities as their peers. [September 2011, USA Today]
2. Romney pledged to veto the DREAM Act: In December, Mitt Romney promised to veto the DREAM Act if he were elected president. .” [December 2011, ABC News]
3. Romney promised to make life so miserable for undocumented immigrants that they would “self-deport.”: At a Florida GOP Debate, Romney said that he would enforce stringent documentation policies that would make it difficult for illegal immigrations to find work, eventually spurring them to “self-deport.” .” [January 2012, Huffington Post]
4. Romney rebuffed undocumented young woman who was brought to U.S. at age 10 and had a 4.0 grade-point average: young [January 2012, The Hill]
5. Romney consults author of extreme anti-immigrant legislation on immigration issues:
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Romney and his ilk are going to have a hard time on this one..with Latino voters..He has already counted his teabagger voters, but, now, and the above record, I think he will get less than 25 percent of Latino voters..Also..there is this little matter of the Republican party getting Latinos mixed up with Asians...see yesterdays news..you get the picture.
