I oppose Pastel Immigration policies, regardless of source.
Trump's comments that Romney's plan of self deportation was "mean spirited" are utterly incoherent.
If the plan is mean-spirited because it removes illegal immigrants why does Trump in the next breath tell us that these very same illegal immigrants can come right back into the country under his plan? Why does Trump propose to deport them, presumably forcefully only to readmit them? The reality is Trump has shot from the hip on immigration and, despite belatedly publishing a written plan on immigration, he has no rational approach. He would push everybody out and then let people who are "terrific" back in.
Does Trump mean that Romney's idea of removing all the immigrants by self deportation is mean-spirited because that would actually permanently remove them from the country whereas Trump's plan is to create a revolving door? Trump goes through the motions churning immigrants out and then back in but in the dance he gets frustrated Americans to put aside rational analysis in the hope that the man with the flamboyant demeanor is somehow purer than other office seekers.
Many gullible conservatives confuse Trump's bombast with real conviction and common sense.