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Mitt Romney would pursue some type of comprehensive, long-term reform to America's immigration system, the former Massachusetts governor and his supporters said on Sunday.
Republicans accused President Obama of playing politics on Friday when he announced that the government would no longer seek the deportation of immigrants who were illegally brought to the U.S. as children, under certain conditions.
"What I would do, is I’d make sure that by coming into office, I would work with Congress to put in place a long-term solution for the children of those that have come here illegally," Romney said Sunday on "Face the Nation."
A top surrogate of Romney's, Arizona Sen. John McCain, went slightly further. Romney was "certainly willing to address that issue and immigration reform in a comprehensive way," McCain said on NBC's "Meet the Press."
Obama administration won't seek deportation of young illegal immigrants
The Obama administration's announcement on Friday has had immediate reverberations on the presidential campaign trail. The shift in policy was seen as a bid toward energizing Latino voters, who could prove a decisive voting bloc in certain swing states, behind Obama's candidacy.
Romney, whose conservative rhetoric on immigration during the primary prompted worries about turning off Latinos, sidestepped a question about whether he should specifically undo Obama's order. He said that question would be rendered moot — "overtaken by events," he said — by the long-term solution he would instead put in place.
For its part, the Obama administration denied that the announcement was motivated by electoral considerations.
"It wasn't about politics," White House adviser David Plouffe said on NBC. "We're absolutely confident … this is well within our powers to do."
Romney wants 'long-term' solution for illegal immigration
Plouffe said he expected the election to be a close on regardless, but nonetheless acknowledged the administration's new policy toward young immigrants could give Obama a leg-up among Latinos in swing states.
"We're going to have to fight for every vote," Plouffe said, "but there's no doubt our strength with Latino voters helps in Nevada, Arizona, Florida."
Republicans, though, said that they viewed Obama's move with skepticism, accusing the administration of acting with an eye toward November.
"This was obviously a way to divert attention from very bad news the president has received the last tree or four weeks," McCain said.
Romney argued that the "timing is pretty clear," saying that Obama could have acted sooner in his administration to address immigration had he wanted to. Mobilizing Latinos, Romney argued, was "certainly a big part of the equation."
The new immigration proposal tracks closely to a plan that had been developed by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, which Romney had said he was studying. Rubio is thought to be on the short list of candidates to become Romney's running mate this fall. Romney said on CBS that he had expected Rubio's proposal to be unveiled shortly, before Obama acted.
Rubio the VP favorite at conservative conference
Neither Romney nor McCain offered any specific outline of what the presumptive Republican nominee's alternative immigration plan would accomplish. The term "comprehensive" has long been a buzzword among conservatives who who oppose a process toward citizenship — or even some sort of legal status — for illegal immigrants, which they view as "amnesty."
McCain had long been a proponent of a variation of comprehensive immigration reform that offered a pathway toward citizenship. He admitted that conservative opposition was a "major factor" in felling past attempts at that kind of reform, but he also blamed Democrats' insistence on other measures opposed by Republicans as a factor.
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Really so explain to me in detail what Obma's plans are for the next four years if reelected? What is he going to do to fix the economy? What is he going to do to get AMERICANS back to work? What is he going to do about health care?
I haven't heard he say anything in detail about these things. Sure he is for Gay marriage and Illegal immigrants but what is that going to do to help Americans get a job?
How about stating ANYTHING Mitt has said he will do"?, other than "I will do it"? He has given NO DETAILS on ANYTHING, including his tax returns.
"They resent my dog getting fresh air!"
"My dog was in an air tight case"
Every Republican candidate stated what a poor choice he would be. Most all have refused consideration to be his running mate. Wonder why?
Devdoc:
"what is that going to do to help Americans get a job?"
How about getting off your a$$ and finding one?
Obama is broken!
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What a brilliant statement. What are you talking about?
All sane people know that Mitt eats Shxt. Clueless lyin Willardo, the Mexican Mormon Moron tax evader, bankrupter and Etch A Sketch champion. A typical right wing dunce that thinks he can do anything-but can only lie.
All braindead pathetic right wing radical cracked teanuts should listen to your leaders.
Rick the Dick Santarium has brainwashed his followers, the evangelical Children of the Corn zombies and the gay rapist, pedophile catholic priests that lyin Willardo is a member of an evil cult and is the anti-christ. He also told them that lyin Willardo is the worst person in history to ever run for the presidency, can't be trusted and will destroy our country. Groper Nutquist, the boss of the right wing cracked teanuts and Nut Gingerhead totally agreed with the last three assessments.
So most of the evangelical sheep will probably stay home on election day or some may even vote for Obama. They are totally scared of lyin Willardo, the Mexican Mormon Moron tax evader, bankrupter and Etch A Sketch champion.
The right wing backers, the Taliban evangelical Children of the Corn zombies and their pedophile rapist gay catholic priests buddies only goal is to get constitutional amendments to ban abortion and have biblical fairy tale Creationism taught as the true science in all schools. These braindead repukes must never be allowed to get near the White House again.
I can't believe that these zombies really think that lyin Willardo is going to help them.
They could care less about the economy.
Harold Camping, the evangelical king, got 500,000 of these pathetic radical right wing braindead evangelical Children of the Corn zombies to give up all of their worldly possessions to go meet and stay with the man in the sky. They are so easily brainwashed.
Camping, considered the evangelical king by many because of his 50 year history of bible study, promised to take away these right wing bible nuts on the last Rapture Day on Oct 21, 2011. All of his calculations were based on "biblical facts" When it did not work, he then realized that the bible in most part is "pulp fiction".
Yet these braindead fools continue to believe that there are men and boys with wings on flying around blowing horns.
The only thing to do to cure these zombies is to send them all back to the Garden of Eden on Noah's Ark to start over again, unless of course, they fall off the end of the flat earth.
These braindead idiots would still be believing in Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy, if their parents did not tell them otherwise. It is unfortunate, that none of their leaders are willing to tell them how worthless lyin Willardo is.
Many of them still believe that the earth is flat and that dinosaurs never existed. It is all a liberal conspiracy.
There is a large group of nuns traveling around the country now called "Nuns on a Bus" who are telling people how horrible the Ryan plan is to humanity and that it only helps the very wealthy and destroys the poor and less fortunate members of society.
Any senior or anyone else on medicare who votes for a pathetic, psychotic, facist repuke for president is cutting their own throat. Your medicare costs will go up about $6,000 a year, and your secondary insurance will skyrocket. This is according to the CBO. The National Council of Bishops who support the lying repukes only because of abortion, have highly criticized the Ryan voucher plan as being cruel and harsh and can't support it. It gives an average $250,000 tax cut to millionaires while cutting medicare.
Once the medicare funds get into the hands of the repukes corporate criminal backers, it will be destroyed.
Repukes are typical right wing dunces that listen to Fox Lies with Eric Bowleggs, David Asswipes and The Sludge. Even Miss Piggy has more brains than these braindead repukes, as she knows that Faux News is only a pretend news channel and is only a poor excuse for a comedy channel.
There had to be a reason that Rick the Dick Sanitarium and Nut Gingerhead, the criminal lobbyist both agreed that lyin Willardo is the worst person to ever run for president in U.S. history, that he can't be trusted and will destroy our country.
They both brought Etch A Sketch boards to their news conferences to prove their points.
Even lyin Willardo's father knew what he would be like when he grew up So he gave him his first name "Willardo" after the large movie rat. He gave him his middle name after an old baseball glove that they found in the family outhouse that was full of shxt. They shortened lyin Willardo's first name to Willard and their last name from Robberos to Romney when they smuggled little lyin Willardo over here from his birthplace in Tijuana.
He is now known by most people as Mitt Robme.
Hamm1....
Please, tell us how you really feel
Just warning the psychotic, pathetic, braindead repuke sheep of what to expect.
Now the cowardly draft dodger, lyin Willardo, wants to invade Syria along with the maniac John McCain. This is only to benefit their backers, the defense contractors,
They want to arm the Islamic nuts who will be burning our flags, and attacking our embassies, the first time anyone says anything bad about Allah or Mohammed- using our weapons, of course.
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Washington (CNN) - Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he and most other Republican senators will hold off commenting on the merits of President Obama's new immigration policy until Mitt Romney makes his position clear in a speech scheduled Thursday to a group of Latino elected officials.
"I think most of my members are interested in learning what Gov. Romney has to say about this issue, and we're going to withhold judgment, most of us, until that time," McConnell said, in what amounted to a slightly awkward vow of silence from a politician who is typically proficient at shredding the president's positions.
Until Romney makes his position clear..........Wait Till The Sun Shines, Nellie!
Romney won't say anything profound. HE can't because no one in his party knows how to handle this yet except the tea party and what they're saying will lose the hispanic vote, so he will just pussy foot around with it untill they figure it out or people just forgets.
Obama's dream of a free and homosexual america doesn't sit right with me :p
If you would stop the lying, you might feel better....he has no such dream, and unless you are a complete racist and bigot, you know that.
If you insist on believing your own lies, leave the US, you will not be missed.
of all the republicans John Mc Cain is my favorite. he is a racist , but at least he is not afraid to show it. i may not agree with him but i can respect that he does take a stand for what he believes. Romney on the other hand will not commit to what he stands for. McCain you represent your bigoted state very well.
2-faced Mittens is the weather-vane politician for the 21st century. He's severely conservative now. Next week he'll be .....??
He will not release his income tax statements until AFTER the election.
You retard... McCain a racist? He adopted a BLACK daughter. Twice as black as Obama. You are just flat out retarded.
What??? lazycash43.com
Middle class america is sound asleep once again. Fact: american citizenship or legal alien status(green card) are the requirements for Welfare and low income subsidization programs. Legalize 15 million and their families(wife+2 children) are coming here and their is no way we can or would stop it. Now we will have 60 million more people hitting the welfare rolls(free medicals and dentals, food stamps,housing subsidy, cash allowance, free ulitities, clothing,education etc etc. This will be the final nail in the financial coffin of the USA, and it will come very quickly. Go right on ahead middle class render basic math politically incorrect and committ suicide. Oh all the hispanics who made it in America, you are also going down with the ship when the USA goes bankrupt.
Whoops, looks like Obama did it. Romney copycats or speaks with fork tongue. Maybe he needs some rehab to get his lines straight.
I`ll take my chances with the man that has been fighting these Scum Bags for over 20 Years. A Promise is hard to compare to somebody that has been in the fight now for a very long time. Ron Paul 2012
Romney is afraid of anything or anyone that is not white. I know I am from UT.
Note to Romney: Reagan was/is a Republican and he granted amnesty in 1986. Nothing unfavorable happened to the USA when Reagan granted amnesty, if fact they kept touting the "Reaganomics" during his reign that made the US great. So, what's all the fuss Republicans?
Oh I know! "Ethnic cleansing"!
Romney is afraid of anything or anyone that is not white. I know I am from UT.
Note to Romney: Reagan was/is a Republican and he granted amnesty in 1986. Nothing unfavorable happened to the USA when Reagan granted amnesty, if fact they kept touting the "Reaganomics" during his reign that made the US great. So, what's all the fuss Republicans?
Oh I know! "Ethnic cleansing"!
Rombama will finish the job the communist started. He is no different than Barry except he has more money which is the only reason he is going to be the nominee. Congratulations to all you fools who let the media dictate who they want as president instead of using your own minds to vote for someone who will at least try to save our country. All I have to say is shame on you in the GOP who think Romboma is that person. He is an egomaniac who you allowed to buy our country. I guess you want to be unemployed another 4 years?
Your going to vote for?????