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    In About-Face, Mitt Romney Now Supports Legalizing Undocumented Immigrants

    Published November 15, 2013
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    Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who took a restrictionist hard line on illegal immigration during last year's campaign, said Friday that undocumented immigrants should have a chance to obtain legal status.

    Romney’s support for a path to legal status is in stark contrast to the position many in his own Republican Party have taken on the issue, and a dramatic departure from the views he expressed last year while running for president.

    On the campaign trail, Romney said he was against giving undocumented immigrants a break, and that he favored making life so difficult for them that they would opt for “self-deportation.”

    But in an interview Friday with CBS News, the former Massachusetts governor said: "I do believe those who come here illegally ought to have an opportunity to get in line with everybody else.”

    Romney continued: “I don't think those who come here illegally should jump to the front of the line or be given a special deal, be rewarded for coming here illegally, but I think they should have a chance just like anybody else to get in line and to become a citizen if they'd like to do so,” he said.

    Romney also said that the Republican Party must address immigration and work on legislation to reform the system.

    Republicans in the House, where they have the majority, have resisted bills that would extend a path to legal status to undocumented immigrants.

    The Senate passed a bipartisan immigration reform measure in June that, among other things, tightens security along the border, steps up interior enforcement, expands foreign worker visas and provides opportunities for undocumented immigrants who meet a strict set of criteria to legalize their status.

    The immigration reform effort, however, has stalled in the House amid a refusal by many Republicans to support a path to legal status and expanding foreign worker visa programs.

    Romney’s support for self-deportation and opposition to the DREAM Act, a measure that would allow undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as minors to legalize their status, were seen as key factors in the alienation many Latinos said they felt from him. Romney obtained just 27 percent of the Latino vote, while President Obama got 71 percent.

    Reflecting on his poor showing among minority voters, Romney told CBS: "We didn't get as many African-American voters as we should have. We didn't get as many Hispanic voters as we should have," he said.

    "By the way, across the board, we need to do a better job explaining why it is that our policies will lead to higher wages, better health care and better schools," Romney said.

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    Mitt Romney has just been proven the liar many of us thought him to be when he claimed he opposed Amnesty for illegals during his last campaign for President. Read about flip flop Romney at this link...
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    Romney is simply another progressive that was backed by GOP hierarchy, one party big government group.
    I'm old with many opinions few solutions.

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    It wasnt an about face; he is doing now what he would have did in office .... this is the Dagger in the Back that was planned all along
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    It ain't just Romney. How about Pete King, Darryl Issa, Bob Goodlatte, Jason Chaffetz, Boehner, Barletta and others. So many who once stood with us now stand against us.

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    WOW!!!!!! I am floored!!!!!!!!!..When Romney was opening his office here in Las Vegas....on Oquinda St....I happened to be in the right place at the right time.....when he walked out of the building to go to where everyone else was.., I was the only one standing there.....as he and Ann walked by.....I yelled at him..."Get rid of the illegals!!!!"
    He stopped.....turned around and walked about 10 feet back to me...(as I was shaking in my boots!!!) and gave me a hug and said "I will!"

    BIG DISAPPOINTMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by AirborneSapper7 View Post
    It wasnt an about face; he is doing now what he would have did in office .... this is the Dagger in the Back that was planned all along
    I believe you are absolutely right on the money AB7!

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    Quote Originally Posted by florgal View Post
    It ain't just Romney. How about Pete King, Darryl Issa, Bob Goodlatte, Jason Chaffetz, Boehner, Barletta and others. So many who once stood with us now stand against us.
    Barletta turned on us? You know he is currently still endorsed by ALIPAC. What is your source for this claim?

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    Quote Originally Posted by florgal View Post
    So many who once stood with us now stand against us.
    IMO we need to focus on jobs for Americans. So Universay E-Verify, no outsourcing of government contracts when Americans are available. IMO both of these would play well for a large audience.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ALIPAC View Post
    Barletta turned on us? You know he is currently still endorsed by ALIPAC. What is your source for this claim?

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