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Romney agrees with Rubio on immigration policy: ‘We have to find a long-term solution’
Daily Caller ^ | June 16, 2012 | Matthew Boyle

Posted on 06/16/2012 3:25:30 PM PDT by WilliamIII

Friday afternoon, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said that he tends to agree with Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio’s stance on immigration policy.

In response to President Barack Obama’s changed position on the issue — and decision to selectively enforce illegal immigration law — Rubio said it’s a “short-term answer to a long-term problem.”

“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,” Romney said in a statement provided to The Daily Caller. “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,” Romney continued. “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.”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: rinos4illegals; rinos4rinos; rinosvsamerica
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1 posted on 06/16/2012 3:25:39 PM PDT by WilliamIII
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To: WilliamIII

If these two want to help mexicans over US citizens might I suggest they both move to mexico.....


2 posted on 06/16/2012 3:29:32 PM PDT by Breto (The Establishment party is killing our country)
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To: WilliamIII

Weasel words from the Governor who repeatedly “warned” his gardeners about hiring illegals.


3 posted on 06/16/2012 3:33:26 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: WilliamIII

Even though I disagree with the entire issue, Romney did it right. He basically neutralized Obama’s attempt to differentiate himself from Romney on the question of a long term solution to the disaster created by our dysfunctional government that places politics before the will of America’s REAL citizens and the law.

Regardsless of the pre-election politics that are being played here, the issue will have to be addressed if Obama is thrown out, and America can clean up its fiscal priorities, due to the cost to the American taxpayer to support illegals which is HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS per year (all aspects and impacts of illegals) — a staggering sum.


4 posted on 06/16/2012 3:34:03 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: WilliamIII
Enforce the border and the laws.

Duh.

5 posted on 06/16/2012 3:36:52 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: WilliamIII

As with most other ‘problems’ facing America, today, all that is needed is to ENFORCE the CURRENT LAWS on the books.

For this one:
1. Secure the border
2. Arrest and deport
3. Arrest those aiding and abetting the insurgency
4. Repeat from step 1

It ain’t rocket science...


6 posted on 06/16/2012 3:38:47 PM PDT by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. 01-20-2013: Change we can look forward to.)
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To: WilliamIII

Good Lord and people call me a troll when I say that Obama and Romney are one in the same....Good Grief.


7 posted on 06/16/2012 3:46:56 PM PDT by napscoordinator
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To: WilliamIII

Willard is just kowtowing to the GOPe. The GOPe likes their cheap Meh-hican labour. Shamnesty has no place in US law. It’s racism. This is a LOSING issue.


8 posted on 06/16/2012 3:50:57 PM PDT by VRWC For Truth (Throw the bums out who vote yes on the bailout)
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To: WilliamIII; All
All Romney had to say was "We are a Nation of Laws, and the laws that are currently on the books say that if you are in this country illegally, if you are working in this country illegally, you are in VIOLATION of the law, and those who are aiding and abetting such lawbreakers are equally guilty and should be arrested, prosecuted and convicted if found guilty in a court of law. We have the highest sustained unemployment in decades, and the current administration doesn't have a clue which is why our economy continues to circle the toilet. Giving amnesty to illegals by executive fiat is a slap in the face to every unemployed American, and Mr. 0bama should be ashamed of himself, except that he has already demonstrated that he is without shame."

Unfortunately, Romney would have to actually be a conservative (and, to have some actual BALLS), to utter such words.

Pardon me while I don't hold my breath waiting for that.
11 posted on 06/16/2012 4:03:47 PM PDT by mkjessup (Romney is to conservatism what Helen Thomas is to a high fashion model walkway.)
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To: WilliamIII
A careful, political-astute response from both Romney and Rubio.

They don't praise Obama's usurpation of congressional authority in any way but instead condemn it as a 'short-term solution' to the 'immigration problem'. A mild criticism, at best but one that keeps their options open so that if there is a huge backlash on this, Romney/Rubio can hammer Obama all day long on this action. However, if the polls show citizens approve of this (I hope not), they cannot be accused of being anti-immigrant and their tepid disapproval now won't be an issue in the campaign.

Weak? You bet - but they're politicians, not crusaders and certainly not conservatives. Still, no matter how calculated, it's not a bad response. Let's hope the opposition to this latest Obama outrage is big and sustained, as it should be.

My concern is that all the media blather about how 'humane' and 'compassionate' this partial, de facto amnesty is will resonate with the gullible public that won't stop to consider the very negative ramifications making millions of illegal aliens 'legal' will have on our economy, culture and politics. They'll find out - too late.

12 posted on 06/16/2012 4:04:28 PM PDT by Jim Scott
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To: WilliamIII

Enforce the law!!!!!!


13 posted on 06/16/2012 4:10:03 PM PDT by DBeers (†)
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To: Jim Scott
Weak? You bet - but they're politicians, not crusaders and certainly not conservatives. Still, no matter how calculated


Calculated is right. What would our founding fathers think of a man who can't stand up to evil. He is more worried about looking pretty or sounding pretty then governing like a stateman. He has to “create” who he is. How pathetic.

14 posted on 06/16/2012 4:15:50 PM PDT by Linda Frances (Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness)
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To: WilliamIII

Virgil Goode is pushing for a moratorium on immigration. Some politicians aren’t wimps. just sayin’...


15 posted on 06/16/2012 4:18:46 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (False prophets offer only a false choice. They are false friends. Choose Goode instead.)
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To: WilliamIII
SEAL THE DAMNED BORDER!!

Whatever it takes!

16 posted on 06/16/2012 4:31:29 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: WilliamIII

Seeing Rubio and ROmeny mentioned quite a bit lately. Is this whom he is taking on as a VP? Take your bets everyone.


17 posted on 06/16/2012 4:35:31 PM PDT by Blue Highway
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To: Breto

Where did “close the borders first” go? Without that, amnesty is just another scam by the GOP-DEM-E on Americans.


18 posted on 06/16/2012 4:47:26 PM PDT by ModelBreaker
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To: WilliamIII
Best way to get a message to Romney would be to completely dump on Rubio...completely dump on Rubio.
19 posted on 06/16/2012 4:52:35 PM PDT by norton
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To: WilliamIII

Well, Newt Gingrich said much the same thing and I don’t recall him being vilified on this site.


20 posted on 06/16/2012 5:04:51 PM PDT by altura
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