Thread: Romney: Gingrich attacks on him are 'repulsive'

Romney: Gingrich attacks on him are 'repulsive'


Published January 26, 2012
| Associated Press

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Republican Newt Gingrich says he does not believe rival Mitt Romney's proposal to allow illegal immigrants to voluntarily deport themselves would be successful, adding that his presidential rival is the "most anti-immigrant" candidate.

Gingrich and Romney clashed in the opening moments of Thursday's debate in Florida.

Gingrich says the United States is not going to yank grandmothers from their homes and calls for immigration policies to be realistic. He adds that Romney is biased against immigrants.

Romney says such rhetoric is "inexcusable" and "repulsive." He says he wants legal immigration and that existing laws must be obeyed.

Rick Santorum says he agrees with Romney's position. Ron Paul says the U.S. needs to focus on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, not the one between the U.S. and Texas.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Notable moments from the GOP presidential debate Thursday night in Jacksonville, Fla., just days before the state's Jan. 31 primary:

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IMMIGRATION FIGHT

Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney had their sharpest exchange when Gingrich said Romney was the most anti-immigrant candidate in the GOP field.

Romney responded indignantly, reminding Gingrich that Romney's father, George, was born in Mexico.

"The idea that I'm anti-immigrant is repulsive," Romney fired at Gingrich. "Don't use a term like that. You can say we disagree on certain policies, but to say that enforcing the U.S. law to protect our borders, to welcome people here legally, to expand legal immigration, as I have proved, that that's somehow anti anti-immigrant is simply the kind of over-the-top rhetoric that has characterized American politics too long."

Romney also asked Gingrich for an apology for an ad Gingrich recently pulled from airwaves that attacked Romney on immigration policy. Gingrich didn't offer one.

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