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I think many of the Repubs in the senate, including Fred, did not do enough to stop/discourage the employers from hiring illegals, but I don't hold the votes involving legal immigraton against him. Hindsight is 20/20.
However, do you know whether there is a quote where Fred condemns John McCain's Z-visa shamnesty provison, specifically? We all know EVERYONE opposes "amnesty" -- even President Bush says he opposes amnesty -- but some of us are smart enough to know now that Z-visa is another name for amnesty. It confers legal status upon them whether they ever seek citizenship or not.
I haven't heard Fred say he opposes the Z-visa, and given his past relationship with McCain, it makes a lot of people uneasy I think. Perhaps he will address it once he is officially a candidate and all will be well.
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Romney said the bill incorporates border security and employment verification measures, which he advocates. Yet, Mitt specifically rejected McCain's Z-visa.

“But there’s something I don’t like in the bill,” Romney said. “There’s something called a Z Visa and the idea behind the Z Visa is everybody who’s here illegally today is given a Z Visa that allows them to stay here for the rest of their lives legally. But that strikes me as being amnesty and unfair.”

Romney said the visa would give special treatment to people who came here illegally over people who have pursued or are waiting to gain citizenship through legal channels.