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Romney To Tour Border; Hunter To Give Speech

POSTED: 4:52 pm PDT August 12, 2007
UPDATED: 5:06 pm PDT August 12, 2007


SAN DIEGO -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is scheduled to tour the U.S.-Mexican border Monday, three days after praising the Bush administration's newly announced set of efforts it hopes will improve border security, worksite enforcement and help immigrants assimilate into American culture.

The administration pledged to increase the number of Border Patrol agents, strengthen efforts to keep international gang members out of the country; expand efforts to identify people who have overstayed their visas; train local law enforcement officers to address illegal immigration; increase fines of employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants and start a Web site to help immigrants learn English.

"Today's announcement of stepped-up measures to enforce existing immigration law is a welcome development," Romney said Friday. "We must get serious if we are to secure our nation's borders.


"For far too long, lax enforcement and the adoption of policies that have created sanctuary cities for those entering the country illegally have put a strain on our border enforcement efforts and worsened our illegal immigration problem. We must take action to prevent sanctuary city policies that invite more illegal immigration and offer zones of protection for lawbreakers."

Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, the chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law, said she is "skeptical that this administration can deliver on its promises."

"The administration finally recognizes that it has failed in its duties to administer the immigration laws," Lofgren said. "We shall see whether a dysfunctional agency that deports an American citizen and cannot keep count of the number of visas issued can effectively implement these proposals."

Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-El Cajon, who is also running for the Republican presidential nomination, is scheduled to speak Monday night at a meeting of the Republican Party of San Diego County.
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Romney To Tour Border; Hunter To Give Speech

POSTED: 4:52 pm PDT August 12, 2007
UPDATED: 5:06 pm PDT August 12, 2007


SAN DIEGO -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is scheduled to tour the U.S.-Mexican border Monday, three days after praising the Bush administration's newly announced set of efforts it hopes will improve border security, worksite enforcement and help immigrants assimilate into American culture.

The administration pledged to increase the number of Border Patrol agents, strengthen efforts to keep international gang members out of the country; expand efforts to identify people who have overstayed their visas; train local law enforcement officers to address illegal immigration; increase fines of employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants and start a Web site to help immigrants learn English.

"Today's announcement of stepped-up measures to enforce existing immigration law is a welcome development," Romney said Friday. "We must get serious if we are to secure our nation's borders.


"For far too long, lax enforcement and the adoption of policies that have created sanctuary cities for those entering the country illegally have put a strain on our border enforcement efforts and worsened our illegal immigration problem. We must take action to prevent sanctuary city policies that invite more illegal immigration and offer zones of protection for lawbreakers."

Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, the chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law, said she is "skeptical that this administration can deliver on its promises."

"The administration finally recognizes that it has failed in its duties to administer the immigration laws," Lofgren said. "We shall see whether a dysfunctional agency that deports an American citizen and cannot keep count of the number of visas issued can effectively implement these proposals."

Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-El Cajon, who is also running for the Republican presidential nomination, is scheduled to speak Monday night at a meeting of the Republican Party of San Diego County.
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Romney To Tour Border; Hunter To Give Speech

POSTED: 4:52 pm PDT August 12, 2007
UPDATED: 5:06 pm PDT August 12, 2007


SAN DIEGO -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is scheduled to tour the U.S.-Mexican border Monday, three days after praising the Bush administration's newly announced set of efforts it hopes will improve border security, worksite enforcement and help immigrants assimilate into American culture.

The administration pledged to increase the number of Border Patrol agents, strengthen efforts to keep international gang members out of the country; expand efforts to identify people who have overstayed their visas; train local law enforcement officers to address illegal immigration; increase fines of employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants and start a Web site to help immigrants learn English.

"Today's announcement of stepped-up measures to enforce existing immigration law is a welcome development," Romney said Friday. "We must get serious if we are to secure our nation's borders.


"For far too long, lax enforcement and the adoption of policies that have created sanctuary cities for those entering the country illegally have put a strain on our border enforcement efforts and worsened our illegal immigration problem. We must take action to prevent sanctuary city policies that invite more illegal immigration and offer zones of protection for lawbreakers."

Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, the chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law, said she is "skeptical that this administration can deliver on its promises."

"The administration finally recognizes that it has failed in its duties to administer the immigration laws," Lofgren said. "We shall see whether a dysfunctional agency that deports an American citizen and cannot keep count of the number of visas issued can effectively implement these proposals."

Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-El Cajon, who is also running for the Republican presidential nomination, is scheduled to speak Monday night at a meeting of the Republican Party of San Diego County.
Copyright 2007 by 10News.com. City Wire contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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GOP hopeful Romney tours border in S.D.


Candidate pushes hard on illegal immigration
By John Marelius
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

August 14, 2007

SAN YSIDRO – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney came here yesterday and praised the Bush administration's crackdown, announced last week, on employers that hire workers who are in the country illegally, but he said more needs to be done.



PEGGY PEATTIE / Union-Tribune
In San Ysidro yesterday, GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney praised President Bush's illegal-hiring crackdown but said more must be done.
“You've got to shut down the magnets that say to these people, 'Come on in and get jobs across the border,' â€