[xzins]

From the article:

Romney then used ingeniously ambiguous language that lends itself to multiple interpretations, including the idea that he just might be open to finding a way for illegal immigrants to stay in the United States:

This will be a priority of mine, if I become president, to make sure we finally reform our immigration laws step by step, secure the border, improve our legal immigration system, so we can keep people here and welcome people here who will make America a stronger nation.

Notice that “so we can keep people here.” For those interested in the subtle movement of politicians away from the ideological extremes they advocate while primaries are underway, the most interesting part of the Romney transition is almost certain to start very soon.

This is the same Romney who was oh so truely anti-illegal when Rick Perry or Newt Gingrich were getting heat.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

I Rick Perry supporters had been even *half* as aggressive toward Romney as they were determined to tear down Palin from the get-go.

(so doing, helping Romney)

We might have been looking at a Palin / Perry ticket now.

[Calliecat]

When he starts moving to the center(or further left) on the issue of immigration reform, conservatives must hold his feet to the fire.

I have listened to him(as well as our other candidates) closely on this issue in the past, given its critical impact on our nation, and I sense(perhaps wrongly), that Romney is more interested in skilled than unskilled immigrants. That, in itself, can pose a problem for Americans, but less so than the continued influx of unskilled workers. The question is, what does he intend to do about the millions of illegals already here. That remains to be seen, but I fully expect him to soften his hard-nosed stance, which is unacceptable.