Let me put it this way:
If there was a spectrum from left to right on the issue of illegals.
on the far far left would be La Raza who wants to give the entire US southwest back to mexico.
Then there are all the amnesty lovers just to the right of them including Obama, McCain, Bush, Rubio, Pelosi, ect who would love to grant citizenship to any and all illegal here or who come here in the future. They LOVE illegals and for some reason think they will save our country! lol
Then in the middle are people like Perry who think we should at least treat the children of the illegals humanely, and who think we should protect our border more and certainly deport asap any and all criminal illegals, and possibly give a pathway to citizenship to certain illegals if they do _______ (pay a fine, go home first,ect). But they oppose a fence and blanket deportation of millions.
Then to the right of them are people like Romney who want to crack down on illegals even more, are willing to build a fence, don’t want amnesty but might agree to some sort of system where illegals are allowed to work here for a certain time with a work permit, would cut benefits to illegals as much as the courts will allow, but would stop short of mass roundups and would instead prefer something like “self deportation” ect.
Then to the right of them are people like Cruz who who advocate deporting them all, building a fence, and might actually entertain the notion of mass roundups.
Then to the right of them are people the think we should mine the border.
Romney is also pro amnesty, you are just focusing on his revamped campaign positions.
And why are you only concentrating on immigration, as you defend and promote the governor who gave America gay marriage, was pushing to homosexualize the military and Boy Scouts 20 years ago, who’s judge appointees were on 25% republicans, who is rabidly anti-gun, and anti-gun owners, and who campaigned as a pro-abortion presidential candidate?
BS August, 2012: Romney reverts back to life-long pro-abortion position after winning the nomination.
PELLEY: Well, the platform as written at this convention for the Republicans does not allow for exceptions on abortion with regard to the health of the mother or rape or incest. Is that where you are?
ROMNEY: No. My position has been clear throughout this campaign. I’m in favor of abortion being legal in the case of rape and incest, and the health and life of the mother.