Those of us living in reality remember that Donald Trump was bashing Mitt Romney for his “mean-spirited” immigration plan that would cost the Latino vote but apparently Trumpkins don’t go back past 2015.
Sure we do. Let's see what he said to have it in proper context.
Ronald Kessler reporting from Washington, D.C. - The Republican Party will continue to lose presidential elections if it comes across as mean-spirited and unwelcoming toward people of color, Donald Trump tells Newsmax.
Whether intended or not, comments and policies of Mitt Romney and other Republican candidates during this election were seen by Hispanics and Asians as hostile to them, Trump says.
"Republicans didn't have anything going for them with respect to Latinos and with respect to Asians," the billionaire developer says.
"The Democrats didn't have a policy for dealing with illegal immigrants, but what they did have going for them is they weren't mean-spirited about it," Trump says. "They didn't know what the policy was, but what they were is they were kind."
Romney's solution of "self deportation" for illegal aliens made no sense and suggested that Republicans do not care about Hispanics in general, Trump says.
"He had a crazy policy of self deportation which was maniacal," Trump says. "It sounded as bad as it was, and he lost all of the Latino vote," Trump notes. "He lost the Asian vote. He lost everybody who is inspired to come into this country."
This is the money line here, now pay attention:
The GOP has to develop a comprehensive policy "to take care of this incredible problem that we have with respect to immigration, with respect to people wanting to be wonderful productive citizens of this country," Trump says.
I'll agree that he trashed Romney, for not having a plan that was solid and affective. However, it is a far stretch to then turn around after the hits Trump has taken for the plan he has communicated to imply that he is for a form of amnesty that is being touted as touchback amnesty.
Sorry, we are not as stupid as you seem to believe we are, but you are extremely gullible to buy into the utter nonsense of Trump supporting amnesty in any shape or form. Ah, but Cruz said it. You Cruz supporters really need to do some self examination of your own, and quit trying to denigrate us at every possible opportunity. But of course when Master Cruz says bark you find yourself unable to not obey.
He welcomes, with open arms, immigrants who come here legally and want to be productive American citizens.