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Subscribe to RSSIn remarks he delivered in Florida before Latino political leaders, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney once again declined to answer if he would overturn President Obama's executive action to no longer deport qualified young illegal immigrants.
Instead, Romney explained that he would work to craft a long-term solution dealing with illegal immigration.
"Some people have asked if I will let stand the president's executive action," Romney said at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials' conference. "The answer is that I will put in place my own long-term solution that will replace and supersede the president's temporary measure."
Left unsaid, of course, is what Romney -- if elected president -- would do before signing long-term legislation into law, or if the legislation couldn't be passed. Remember: Due to congressional opposition, both George W. Bush and Barack Obama have been unable to pass comprehensive legislation dealing with illegal immigration.
Today wasn't the first time Romney has declined to say if he would overturn Obama's policy to no longer deport young illegal immigrants who have graduated from high school, who are serving in the military, and who have a clean criminal record.
Mitt Romney criticized the action after the president announced it last Friday. The reason: because it is temporary.
“I think the action that the president took today makes it more difficult to reach that long-term solution, because an executive order is, of course, just a short-term matter.”
He added that Obama's executive action can be “reversed by subsequent presidents.”
But that begged the question: Would a President Romney reverse it?
It was exactly the question CBS' Bob Schieffer asked him last weekend.
BOB SCHIEFFER: Sure, but would you repeal this?
MITT ROMNEY: Well, it would be overtaken by events, if you will, by virtue of my putting in place a long-term solution with-- with legislation which creates law that relates to these individuals, such that they know what their-- their stat-- setting is going to be
BOB SCHIEFFER: I-- I won't keep on about this but just to-- to make sure I understand, would you leave this in place while you worked out a long-term solution or would you just repeal it?
MITT ROMNEY: We'll-- we'll look at that-- we'll look at that setting as we-- as we reach that. But my anticipation is, I'd come into office and say we need to get this done on a long-term basis, not this kind of a stopgap measure. What-- what the president did, he-- he should have worked on this years ago. If he felt seriously about this, he should have taken action when he had a Democrat House and Senate, but he didn't. He saves these sort of things until four and a half months before the general election.
The Obama campaign issued this response to Romney's speech: “Today, Mitt Romney told the largest national gathering of Hispanic elected officials: ‘When I make a promise to you - I will keep it.’ But in front of an audience of Republican primary voters, he called the DREAM Act a ‘handout’ and promised to veto it. Now, after seven days of refusing to say whether or not he’d repeal the Obama administration’s immigration action that prevents young people who were brought here through no fault of their own as children from being deported, we should take him at his word that he will veto the DREAM Act as president.”
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The media would love for Romney to just spell out everything in black and white, they want him to tell them as much about his pending Presidency as possible so they can use it against him. Don't tell them a thing Mitt, if they were an honest organization they would focus on the 100's of promises Obama made during his first campaign and then compare then against his record. They aren't interested in knowing how Romney will fix this country, only ensuring we have another 4 years of "lefty".
I am sooooo looking forward to the Presidential debates. How in the world Romney will be able to answer out of both sides of his mouth at the same time will be a hoot to watch.
Maybe he's a ventriloquist and will have a special Koch "dummy" made for the debates.
I too am looking forward to the Presidential debates... wonders how Romney can get a word in with all the uhhh... uhhhh.... uhhmmmm's coming out of the teleprompterless POTUS. Thing is? I doubt Obama will do many or any debates because he knows he will have his butt handed to him within the first three minutes. Also, due to MSNBC overtly editing content to fit their liberal agenda, Romney will not attend any MSNBC or NBC hosted debates, and you really cannot blame him as much as this site manipulates the news.
He will just do like OBUMO did. Do not say spell out anything... In 2008 OBUMO never spelled out a policy. He just said "I have a plan". He never said what his plan was. Well after 3.75 years, we know that all of his untold plans were failures....
He is smart not to answer it. Would you show your card to your opponent. No matter how he would answered it, he would get trashed and bashed be the media from both sides. There some things you just keep to yourself until the time is right.
No time like the present. Anything else is the past or future. What is he waiting for. This is the vetting process you so dearly speak of having done isn't it CG?
Would you buy a car before you took it for a test drive? I wouldn't want to plunk down my hard earned money to find out later I'd bought a lemon.
Isn't Congress the only government body that can decide immigration laws? Obama, the constitutional scholar, overstepped his authority.
Nope this a E.O. he can do this, it will expire whenever he changes it or leave office. Civic's 101
I'm sure Andrea Mitchell is working on her "edited" version of Romneys answer. You MSNBC viewers hold on, msnbc's "edited" version will be out soon. Try reading or watching the "real" news.
Any excuse will do Richard. Where is this real news, in your pocket? Maybe in your head, maybe up your nose with a long rubber hose.
I agree with you Richard...msnbc "editing the news"...
I prefer watching FOX News where they are just "blatantly up front and lie about the facts"!
Wow, thanks cool, this isn't FOX.
Mitt does not need to say what he will do about immigration, he has said what he will do in the past and most Latinos would not like what he plans to do.
Mitt will follow the GOP party line on immigration because he believes in it and would never have the guts to fight the party over immigration.
Why is everyone being so hard on Romney about immigration?
Hell, he's only been running 7 years - you can't expect him to have a policy stance yet!
This is the dumbest debate..... Why should Romney have to answer that question right now? Obama decided not to go through the correct process on creating legistlation and don't forget Obama is a constitutional scholar! (haha) Give it some time and even the latinos will realize Obama hadnt done anything for us since taking office as he had promised.
Romney should just answer questions the same way Obama did....Just say its above his paygrade or talk for 5+ minutes without giving an answer....
Did anyone watch the embarrasment of Obama give his prime time speach the other night in Mexico? If not, dont worry you missed absolutely nothing.....lol Obama not only addresed the US, but the world. He doesnt have a plan or have a clue on how to fix Europes economic problem and most importantly doesnt know how to fix the economic problem here in the US. He couldnt answer simple questions from the press.
Romney is not my choice, but Obama has failed. I dont know Obama personally so I cant say he isnt a nice guy, but I know plenty of nice people and that doesnt qualify them to be president either.
Obama said give him 4 years and if he cant turn the economy around, he is done. So why is he running for re-election?
"Obama addressing the US and the World"...
Unlike Romney who addresses 200 hundred supporters at his big time rallies!
btw - regarding your Obama quote - 4 years or I am done....how about you give a link that shows those exact words?
boy that was too easy of a challenge - let it rip boys - I'll deserve this shellacking!
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dune, I have no idea why are you are so aggresive towards me for expressing my opinion, but that is fine! :)
Have you lived under a rock the last few years? He will be held accountable, he has 4 years.........If I dont have this done in 3 years this is a one term propostion.
My condolenses for not using the exact wording, but I think you will get the point. Oh and do a google search for many other links.....
Dang MSNBC.......I didnt even put in a valid link....
youtube.com/watch?v =CCN5-ovvFL0
And by the way, while Romney was Governor of Massachusetts, the unemployment rate dropped from 5.7% to 4.9%.
Game over, Mr. President.
Not Mitt's reduction by national drop; still, the Massachusetts UI was higher than the national average. Mitt raised taxes and lost jobs in Massachusetts as manufacturing and people left the state.
When Romney took office, there were 3,224,600 nonfarm seasonally adjusted jobs in Massachusetts. When he left office, there were 3,270,400, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (xls).
That means under Romney’s economic policies Massachusetts saw a net gain of only 45,800 jobs; a growth rate of 1.42 percent. Other estimates vary. For example, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development estimates job growth of 51,400 over that period. But in another analysis by Moody’s Economy.com, the number was lower: only 24,400.
That placed Massachusetts 47th among all states in job creation from January 2003 to January 2007. Nonfarm seasonally adjusted jobs across the United States grew by 5.265 percent throughout the entire U.S. The Romney economy in Massachusetts significantly underperformed compared to other states in terms of job creation.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/09/05/mitt-romney%e2%80%99s-jobs-record-worse-than-michael-dukakis%e2%80%99/#ixzz1yTXMvQEg
This election is a choice between two visions for the future of America: One vision is for continuation of the progressive vision of a balance between equality and freedom as the moral foundation of justice, and a more recent conservative vision of an entitlement due the wealthy and the equivalence of corporations to the rights and protections of natural persons under the Constitution.
The free market is a myth: if it isn't regulated by government to prevent fraud, it is regulated by the corporate oligarchy to prevent competition. Free means not having to go to jail for fraud and theft.
A progressive future is one in which government is a custodian of the public trust and advocates for justice; where justice is a balance between equality and freedom. Government as a custodian of the public trust means that everyone plays by the same rules and that everyone is equal before the law. Public trust means the rights of the people to preserve and protect the common property of the United States is not severable to the interests of privatization. Public trust means that a corporation has no rights except those given to it by law and does not have equal standing with a natural born person under the Constitution.
The conservative future is one of a hostile corporate takeover with privatization of government functions. The corporate takeover means that having wealth is an effective barrier to others participating in the process of government. It means that government would no longer serve the interests of the community but collaborate with the wealthy corporate owners to establish a separate set of laws that entitle them to preferential treatment while creating barriers to competition by eliminating opportunities for others.
This election is a moral choice between affiliation or aggression, empathy or egotism, service or selfishness, cooperation or competitiveness.
The tale of two visions is the difference between a government of the people, by the people and for the people, and a government run by a plutocracy of corporate power.
What ever happened to "self-deportation"?
Mitt feigns connecting with voters through blatant pandering. To that end, Romney's publicist can create a photo op of Mitt being served tacos.
Alas, they'll be authentic homemade tacos by a local iconic Hispanic chef ... and he'll make a snide remark about being served Taco Bell fare.
This guy is literally, the biggest chicken @!$%# pussy to have ever run for the White House. The guy is terrified to offend anyone, especially the group he is in front of. If he has an authentic thought in his head, he has yet to show it.
He doesn't want to talk about Bain, he doesn't want to talk about his time as Governor, he doesn't want to talk about his time at college, he doesn't want to talk about this latino issue, he doesn't want to talk about anything because he is terrified of offending someone, somewhere.
Sorry, America does not choose chicken @!$%#s to be president. This guy is a clown.
Romney is a coward. Answer the question. Take a stand on something and let the chips fall where they may.
biggest chicken @!$%# to have ever run for president.
America does not elect chicken @!$%#s. Sorry, Mitt.
There is no reason for Romney to respond to Obama's action, and, if you people are for real, this country is in deep doo doo.
it's a simple question...kind of like "what newspapers do you read".
Liberals are, frankly, insane and have no ability to reason, no common sense, and poor judgement. They do not belong being in charge of anything because as you can see, when they are, we all suffer. More companies need to do what a company in town did... have an Obama sticker on your car? We cannot trust your judgement... buh bye! Gotta love Right to Work!
brilliant response to the simple question of why mitt won't answer a simple question. lol.
drew is, frankly, insane and has no ability to reason, no common sense, and poor judgement. He does not beling in charge of anything because, as you can see, all he does is post mindless hateful partisan nonsense. lol
So let's see.... Romney takes investors money, creates jobs and a return on the investors money, and everyone wins. Obama takes tax payer money, gives it to people who bundled campaign cash for Obama and want to create "green" jobs. Lose all the money, and put the tax payer on the hook... Sound about right to you? So yes, there is a DEFINITE choice come November.
"everyone wins" when bain takes a company and lays off people? interesting theory.
"It’s the toughest defense Romney’s offered yet and comes as critics from both parties are increasingly highlighting the private equity firm’s history of buying up companies and downsizing workers, sometimes profiting even as the company goes bankrupt. A new Iowa ad from Rick Perry tells viewers that Romney “made millions buying companies and laying off workers.” As Romney mentioned, Newt Gingrich mockingly suggested last week that he “give back all of the money he’s earned from bankrupting companies and laying off employees over his years at Bain.”"
thanks for the mindless partisan nonsense.
feel free to tell us EXACTLY what mitt will do in, oh, iran, iraq, afghanistan..and EXACTLY what actions he will take vis-a-vis the deficit. lol. sadly you can't..because Mitt is just yet another sleazy politician who is as likely to throw money at his backers as obama is.
He will do less with more. He isn't the Genie CEO that he claims to be. He isn't the guy you need.
When Romney took office, there were 3,224,600 nonfarm seasonally adjusted jobs in Massachusetts. When he left office, there were 3,270,400, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (xls).
That means under Romney’s economic policies Massachusetts saw a net gain of only 45,800 jobs; a growth rate of 1.42 percent. Other estimates vary. For example, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development estimates job growth of 51,400 over that period. But in another analysis by Moody’s Economy.com, the number was lower: only 24,400.
That placed Massachusetts 47th among all states in job creation from January 2003 to January 2007. Nonfarm seasonally adjusted jobs across the United States grew by 5.265 percent throughout the entire U.S. The Romney economy in Massachusetts significantly underperformed compared to other states in terms of job creation.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/09/05/mitt-romney%e2%80%99s-jobs-record-worse-than-michael-dukakis%e2%80%99/#ixzz1yTXMvQEg
Drew50, so you are a investor with WS? If not you have nothing to gain. Look at the market now. Health as a horse. Chickens are still starving.
Weak Willard can't evenanswer basic questions about immignration. And how is he going to to onForiegn policy when last in on Charlie Rose JimBaker in Harrily Clintonplayed tag teamforeing policy ans Baker came ohso close to endosring Obama because of thewillingness toget Bin Laden. Romney prevouslysaid the would devote the resource to hunt Bin Laden down.
If Obama want to take Texas, he should ehphisize that more-and change the bvall game
Weak willwrd can't kep America safe. Obama can in does.There are lots of Republicasn who like that git it done aproach.
If Weak Willard is weak in immgration, then what ise is he weak on?
What will he do if theSupreme Courty reaffirst health care next week. Where is he then if the Court and Obama stand arm in arm? That would be the worst of all possoible worlds for him, since he plaged to repeal in on day one. How willhe able to accomplish that if the Sureme Court has alreadysaid yes.
Beside President don't have power to repeal laws. And this means Romney doesn't know the Consitition.-assuming he's evern read it..
How does the downgrading of America benefit Latinos? Hmmmm? How.
MOODY'S
DOWNGRADES THE BANKS
GOP Congress yes.
Obozo will do anything and say anything to get re-elected. A dirty lying politician who has no ethics or principles and is so full of BS that of course the liberal nuts eat up. No matter how bad he has screwed up this country the far left liberal brain dead losers will continue to vote for him. They love getting screwed because they enjoy it very much. Obozo is not going to get re-elected no matter how much voting fraud or other BS strategy he uses to try to snow the public. He is a marxist/socialist and a understudy of radical professors who brain washed him during is so call elite education.
Trying to sway the Supreme Court with his egotisical remarks will not work and his pet program that was shoved down American throats will be tossed out and he can suck it up and move back to Chicago and join the moron Rahm to try and clean up the ganster punks killing innocent people. Al Sharpton needs to get his butt there also and stop the black on black crime.
Face it, Obozo can't blame Bush or the Easter Bunny anymore for his stupid and wasteful programs and big government spending. He is done!
That was Reagan and Bush II. Wrong president Rick.
Left unsaid, of course, is what Romney -- if elected president -- would do before signing long-term legislation into law, or if the legislation couldn't be passed. Remember: Due to congressional opposition, both George W. Bush and Barack Obama have been unable to pass comprehensive legislation dealing with illegal immigration.
Rick -
Obama had the same education as Romney pretty much. Both Ivy Leaguers. I think true socialists have been disappointed with Obama for his pragmatic, moderate policies. You do realize that Obama had to clean up the mess Bush left, right? Never mind, rational thought does not matter here.
If it helps you sleep better at night, keep believing Obama is the anti-christ. I guess you like the fact that the very same people who brought you Iraq, torture and huge deficits are lining up to follow Romney right back into the White House should he win. All we need are Bush, Cheney and Alberto Gonzalez to reappear.
This election is shaping up like an updated "Blues Brothers" movie - set in hell. I can see all these bankrupted jokes calling each other up "Hey Boys! We're getting the band back together. We almost brought the country to a Depression, but these gullible fools are going to give us another chance! Can you believe it? Is Dick healthy?
It's a joke....
Obama is responsible for the free-flow of semi-automatic weapons into Mexico that murdered hundreds & hundreds of Latinos, and our own federal Border patrol agent.
He ordered it done; it’s no different than if he had pulled the trigger himself.
Explain how Latinos can support this? Explain how this benefits Latinos?
America under a Romney presidency; scene, a White House news conference:
ANY REPORTER: Mr. President, the sea levels have risen by 8 inches in the last month worldwide. What can be done to stop the impending catastrophe?
MITT ROMNEY: We'll-- we'll look at that-- we'll look at that setting as we-- as we reach that...
ANOTHER REPORTER: Mr. President, how do you intend to handle the looming worldwide fiscal crisis now that Europe has collapsed?
MITT ROMNEY: We'll-- we'll look at that-- we'll look at that setting as we-- as we reach that...
ANOTHER REPORTER: Mr. President, the Russians are threatening a nuclear attack unless we help Iran develop its nuclear weapons!
MITT ROMNEY: We'll-- we'll look at that-- we'll look at that setting as we-- as we reach that...
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT: Mr. President, Godzilla has risen from Tokyo Bay! AIEEEEEE!!!
MITT ROMNEY: We'll-- we'll look at that-- we'll look at that setting as we-- as we reach that...
On and on and on, ad infinitium, ad nauseam, as evidenced from Mr. Romney's many "position statements" thus far in this campaign cycle.
GALLUP:
OBAMA FALLS TO 43%...
No incumbent can win an election at this point in his career with less than 50% approval. Only 4 1/2 months to go!
They only sample 1500 people at a time.
Romney is pathetic.
Was Obama's decision "political" yes and it was brilliant! Not only was it politically astute - he put Romney in a big box - Romney promised Conservatives (who don't trust him) that he was for Self-Deportation and would take a very hard line on illegals and now that he needs those Hispanic votes he is stuck - he can't tell them that he is on their side because his base would flip out and he can't say that he will "stick it to those shifty illegals" because he could kiss away the last of the Hispanics that would vote for him.
Romney saved his state of Massachusetts from being the worst state in the union on
"jobs" he rescued in the nick of time from it's former Democrat successors death spiral!
And by the way, while Romney was Governor of Massachusetts, the unemployment rate dropped
from 5.7% to 4.9%.
Under Obama we have had unemployment over 40 months ABOVE 8%. HOW does this help any Latino? How?
Willie, but you're forgetting that it (national level) was 10.2% at one time. So, there has been a decrease.
That was from the state that had the fourth highest GDP at the same time. Go figure!
How to get yourself out of an immediate problem
Your wife, husband, boyfriend, girlfriend, boss, whomever,
Just be like Mitt, acknowlege the problem but address it only by saying there needs to be a "long term solution."
In the end it sounds like a bunch of nothing but by the time you get questioned on it more you'll be gone.
that's because Romney is a liar as his opponents in the primaries noted.