Romney says immigration law has become a 'muddle'

AP ^ | June 25, 2012 | Jack Gillum

[Innovative]

Mitt Romney on Monday said the Supreme Court should have given states "more latitude" to deal with immigration than the justices allowed when they struck down key parts of Arizona's tough immigration enforcement law.

"I would have preferred to see the Supreme Court give more latitude to states, not less. And the states, now under this decision, have less authority, less latitude, to enforce immigration law," Romney told donors at a fundraiser in Scottsdale, a wealthy enclave outside Phoenix. The event raised $2 million, the campaign said.

Romney instead used Monday's ruling as an opportunity to criticize President Barack Obama for what he termed inaction on immigration reform until recently. Romney called for a national immigration strategy and insisted he would tackle immigration during his first year in office.

Romney then said: "So going back to the question that was asked, the right course for America is to drop these lawsuits against Arizona and other states that are trying to do the job Barack Obama isn't doing."

[Innovative]

I think Romney would (hopefully will!) be a much more conservative president than some some fear and no comparison to Obama. Obama is on path to destroy the US, while Romney will bring us back from the brink.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Romney would never bring it up, but there is a constitutional fallback for invaded states to wage war to stop the invasion. A huge trebuchet facing south at the border might be a start... to launch interlopers back to Mexico. With a parachute of course, so as to be humane.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Romney would never bring it up, but there is a constitutional fallback for invaded states to wage war to stop the invasion. A huge trebuchet facing south at the border might be a start... to launch interlopers back to Mexico. With a parachute of course, so as to be humane.

[Graewoulf]

What would Wyatt Earp do?

[skeeter]

At least Romney seems to understand there is deep opposition to his GOP predecessors’ weak kneed mealy mouthed attitude on the issue.

I would've probably gone straight over the edge if he'd mentioned the phrase 'mean spirited'.

[napscoordinator]

Wow....you are naive. Talk about a liberal vs. Liberal....Almost could not be worse choice.

[cableguymn]

Clinton would be to the right of Obama..

Your not saying much.

I see nothing in Romney’s past that suggests he can bring us back from the brink. He might stop pushing us to the cliff (and even that is a big IF) but it will be US that brings US back from the brink.

[Gennie]

Dunno if he has since "made a stand" but from June 18:

Romney won't say he'll overturn Obama immigration order

[xzins]

Romney called for a national immigration strategy and insisted he would tackle immigration during his first year in office.

100% boilerplate, finger-in-the-wind spin from Mittens.

"I wish...I'll tackle..."

What a hopeless bunch of candidates America has to choose from! Who picked these incompetents???

[Travis McGee]

U.S. Constitution, Article 4, Section 4:

"The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against invasion;

The Constitution is a contract between the fedgov and the states and the people. Seems to me like the contract has been broken, and so the contract is no longer in effect.

I suppose 200+ years was a pretty good run....

[dragnet2]

Romney told donors at a fundraiser in Scottsdale, a wealthy enclave outside Phoenix. Romney instead used Monday's ruling as an opportunity to criticize President Barack Obama for what he termed inaction on immigration reform until recently.

Inaction????

This is all this clown said???

Good grief!

Romney called for a national immigration strategy

We do not need any stinking "Strategy"...This is code for bull sh*t.

How about simple enforcing the GD laws?

Him using the word "Strategy" ought to make every American recoil.

[dragnet2]

We need a "strategy" to deal with the immigration "muddle".

100% boilerplate, finger-in-the-wind spin

Immigration muddle?

Is this east coast luncheon talk?

Pardon me Mitt, would you have any Grey Poupon? All this talk about immigration muddle has made me feeling absolutely famished.

I'd like to upchuck on their royal plates.

[xzins]

Muddle?

What muddle? I’m fairly sure we know what we want: 100% secure borders, hammered employers, functioning immigration rules, and nothing that gives American jobs to additional people brought in during a decline in jobs.

I’d favor stopping all immigration except legitimate asylum requests.

[KantianBurke]

I don't trust a single word coming from that man, "R" next to his name or not.

[dragnet2]

He votes Yes on No.

[BlueMoose]

I’m sorry you didn't understand that when we gave you $ 1.50 worth of beads for that island in New York it was for your whole country now got back to Mexico where we sent you 100 years ago.