Thread: Breaking: Romney Supports Legal Status For Illegal Children

Was I not right from the very start on this candidate? I was called an Obama supporter by some for speaking the truth. He's essentially wanting to one up Obama with regards to illegal children.

Here ya go. Jump to 2:10 where he beings talking about the issue:



Here's the two key points in which Romney drops the ball:

Romney (at 2:35): "those ideas [i.e. Rubio's DREAM Act] being put forth by Marco Rubio should have been pursued *applause*"

Romney (at 3:50): "Marco Rubio was working on legislation... that said that kids that get higher education can become permanent residents of the United States"

Romney tell us what Rubio's plan entailed, legalizing the children's status, and he tells us at 2:35 that we should have pursued that plan. That'll be the base framework in which Romney will suggest Congress start with.


Other quotes:

"these kids deserve something better than temporary [referring to Obama's action], they deserve a permanent solution and my view is that those ideas being put forth by Marco Rubio should have been pursued"

"[on Marco Rubio's proposal] kids that get higher education can become permanent residents of the United States"

"I will lead a program that gets us to a permanent solution" by working with Democrats and Republicans

Now if I am somehow misinterpreting everything he's said here, that he in no way is proposing giving illegal children legal status, please point me in the right direction because I am obviously too simple minded to see Romney's big picture.