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G.O.P. Rivals Trade Charges on Illegal Immigration


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Rudolph W. Giuliani, campaigning at the Maple Tree restaurant in Oak Park, Ill., on Tuesday.

The back and forth between Mitt Romney’s and Rudolph W. Giuliani’s presidential campaigns over illegal immigration continued yesterday, with each side impugning the other’s record on the issue.

Mitt Romney, at a health care forum in Des Moines on Tuesday, has been directing attacks at Mr. Giuliani and Mike Huckabee.
Mr. Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, has in particular sought to wield the issue against his Republican rivals, focusing on Mr. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, and Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas.

He has been broadcasting a television advertisement that declares a hard-line stance against illegal immigration and has sent out a mailing that rebukes the policies of Mr. Giuliani, though not by name.

Mr. Giuliani has fought back vigorously, portraying the issue as yet another in a long list, along with abortion, gay rights and gun control, in which Mr. Romney has shifted his position to score political points.

“Campaign Trail Mitt Romney’s newfound interest in illegal immigration stands in stark contrast to his record as governor,â€