Thread: Romney details immigration stance

Romney details immigration stance
April 14, 2009



CONTRARY TO Joan Vennochi's assertion in her April 9 Op-ed column "GOP cools on a hot-button issue," my view on immigration reform is exactly as I described in my 2008 campaign.
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First, illegal immigration should be eliminated by securing the border, creating an immigration identification card, and establishing an employment verification system and penalties for noncompliance. Those who have come here illegally should be able to apply for residency, but their application should be given no advantage relative to those who have remained in their home countries.

Second, the legal immigration process should be simplified, and our immigration policies should favor applicants with skills and education. I oppose the McCain-Kennedy bill because it allows virtually all illegal immigrants to permanently remain in the United States.

Mitt Romney, Belmont
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Those who have come here illegally should be able to apply for residency

Oops, busted!

Originally Posted by MW

Those who have come here illegally should be able to apply for residency

Oops, busted!

I don't have a problem with that as long as they return to their home country before making application.

Mitt Romney:

my view on immigration reform is exactly as I described in my 2008 campaign.

Ok, this sounds good and I hope it is true.

And if I recall correctly, Romney said during the campaign that he would give IAs time to get their affairs in order, but they would have to leave and then apply (thus getting no special amnesty pathways).

Anyway, here is his platform from 2008:

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THE ROMNEY PLAN:

Stop Illegal Immigration

*Secure The Border. Follow through on Congressional commitment to build a physical and technological fence along the southern border, and secure other points of entry.

*Implement An Enforceable Employer Verification System. Issue a biometrically-enabled and tamperproof card to non-citizens and create a national database for non-citizens so employers can easily verify their legal status in this country.

*Reject Amnesty. Do not give amnesty or any special pathway to those who have come to this country illegally.

*Punish Sanctuary Cities. Cut back federal funding to cities that are "sanctuaries" for illegal immigrants and refuse to comply with federal law or aid federal law enforcement.

*Improve Interior Enforcement. Provide resources to enforce immigration laws throughout the nation, and crackdown on employers who continue to hire illegals with stiffer fines and penalties.

*Encourage Legal Immigration. Streamline the system to recruit and retain skilled workers and welcome the best and the brightest from around the world to our universities.

Romney just endorsed Bob Bennett, a known illegal alien lover. Double standards!!!!