The reputable National Review (unlike the Boston Globe) said he position at the exact time of the misleading Boston Globe Quote was:
What exactly did Romney tell National Review in late 2005?
In the future, Romney may want to pick some battles he can win. Perhaps illegal immigration will be one of them, given its rising importance among grassroots conservatives. “I’m very much in favor of legal immigration and I’m opposed to illegal immigration,” says Romney. “We’re in a race for the best minds, and I wish we could bring in more of these people.” Last year, the governor threatened to veto a bill that would have allowed illegal aliens to obtain driver’s licenses, but the legislation never made it to his desk. He actually did veto a bill that would have given illegal aliens the right to in-state tuition at public universities. He hasn’t taken a formal position on any of the federal immigration plans. “I’m against an amnesty and against anything that provides an incentive for people to come here illegally.”
Even the partial audio clip you provided shows without argument that up until a year and half ago, Romney was playing the same semantic game as Bush and McCain about what constitutes amnesty.
But I know you’ll deny the obvious ‘til the cows come home, as you always do, so have at it. I’m going to bed.
None of that rhetoric is any different than Bush’s. Unfortunately for you, no one believes it anymore. Neither he nor Mitt Romney have any credibility left.