Romney is no different from Obama on illegal immigration

October 2, 2012
By: Dave Gibson


Romney's position on immigration is indistinguishable from Obama's


On Monday, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said that he would not only honor the work permits which President Obama has been issuing to illegal aliens as part of his executive order DREAM Act amnesty, but will make it even easier for foreign nationals to come here despite the current unemployment crisis.

Romney told the Denver Post: "The people who have received the special visa that the president has put in place, which is a two-year visa, should expect that the visa would continue to be valid. I'm not going to take something that they've purchased. Before those visas have expired we will have the full immigration reform plan that I've proposed."

"I actually will propose a piece of legislation which will reform our immigration system to improve legal immigration so people don't have to hire lawyers to figure out how to get here legally. The president promised in his first year, his highest priority, that he would reform immigration and he didn't. And I will," Romney explained.

Of course, this announcement should come as a surprise to no one...

A few hours after President Obama announced his executive order shielding potentially millions of illegal aliens from deportation as well as making them eligible to work in this country legally, back in June, Romney was asked for his reaction to this unprecedented and possibly illegal act…the former Massachusetts governor’s words were, well—less than inspiring.

Romney gave the following response:

"I believe the status of young people who come here through no fault of their own is an important matter to be considered and should be solved on a long-term basis, so they know what their future would be in this country. I think the action that the president took today makes it more difficult to reach that long-term solution because an executive order is, of course, just a short-term matter – it can be reversed by subsequent presidents.

I’d like to see legislation that deals with this issue, and I happen to agree with Marco Rubio as he looked at this issue. He said that this is an important matter, that we have to find a long-term solution, but that the president’s action makes reaching a long-term solution more difficult.

If I’m president, we’ll do our very best to have that kind of long-term solution that provides certainty and clarity for the people who come into this country through no fault of their own by virtue of the action of their parents."

Translation: Romney agrees that millions of illegal aliens should receive amnesty, but he is disappointed that Obama will be the one to get credit for it, instead of himself along with the Republican Party.

Of course, no one should be surprised by Romney's true feelings on this issue.

During a press conference on May 8, the Republican National Committee's Director of Hispanic Outreach, Bettina Inclan told reporters that Romney was yet to make a decision on how to deal with the important issue of illegal immigration.

Inclan stated: "My understanding that he is still deciding what his position on immigration is."
Though less than an hour after making this damaging admission, Inclan sent out a Tweet, saying: "I misspoke, Romney's position on immigration is clear."

However, the horse had already left the barn at that point, and the apprehensions that many conservatives had about the former Massachusetts governor were given more credence.

Unfortunately, it would appear that for those of us who want to see the rule of law enforced and priority given to unemployed Americans over foreign nationals when it comes to jobs...there simply is no candidate to choose from this election year.

source: Romney is no different from Obama on illegal immigration - National Immigration Reform | Examiner.com