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To: Reagan Man
Right. Give all the illegals amnesty. That'll solve the problem. Dumb Willard.

You're the one who's acting dumb. Immigration reform does not necessarily mean amnesty. Restrictionist groups like FAIR and NumbersUSA have been advocating for immigration reform for decades. So have I.

Immigration reform simply means changing current immigration policy, which nearly everyone agrees is a complete mess. The difference is the left wants to amnesty illegals and allow in more legals. The right wants to stop illegals and reduce legal immigration, or at least change the policy so preference is given to people with marketable skills rather than family connections, which is the kind of reform I support.

There is nothing in the article to indicate Romney supports the leftist reform.

123 posted on 04/09/2009 9:36:19 AM PDT by curiosity
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To: curiosity
Romney's position on immigration has changed so many times in recent years I've lost count.

Before Romney turned into a Tancredo clone during the last primary season, he stood with Bush, McCain and Kennedy in his support for comprehensive liberal immigration reform. That policy proposal included amnesty and no deportation contingent.

From: Mitt Romney On the Issues: In a November 2005 interview with the Boston Globe, he described immigration reform proposal advanced by McCain as “reasonable.” He now denounces it as an “amnesty plan.” In December 2006, he signed agreement authorizing state troopers to round up illegal immigrants.
Source: GovWatch on 2008 campaign: “Top Ten Flip-Flops” Feb 5, 2008

The fact that you find Romney's ever changing position and nuanced politics when it comes to critical issues like immigration, marks you as another fantasyland WillardBot. Out of touch and out of your mind.

134 posted on 04/09/2009 10:04:34 AM PDT by Reagan Man ("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
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