Cornyn & Romney on Immigration

This post is just a culmination of two articles on Romney & Senator Cornyn on immigration.

If I'm not mistaken Romney got his endorsement from Tancredo,yet he defends the immigration statements he made just last week which included a path to citizenship.Is this "change" or is Romney just a flip-flop ?

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            Mitt Romney is defending himself against critics who say that comments the former Presidential candidate made in an interview with The Hill represent a flip-flop.<br />

In an interview with The Hill published on April 1, Romney said immigration reform ought to be passed before the next election, when heated campaign rhetoric would make the issue difficult to address. He added that the GOP has "a natural affinity with Hispanic-American voters, Asian-American voters."

Boston Globe columnist John Vennochi blasted those comments as representing a change of position for Romney, who Vennochi says "hammered - you could say demagogued - rivals like John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, and Mike Huckabee for being soft on illegal immigrants" but now seems to be "edging back to a call for immigration reform."

Romney replied today in a letter to the Globe.

"Contrary to Joan Vennochi's assertion in her April 9 Op-ed column "GOP cools on a hot-button issue," my view on immigration reform is exactly as I described in my 2008 campaign," Romney wrote.

Senator Cornyn,the lead Republican Senator on th Senate Immigration sub-committee,has released another statement on immigration.

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            I congratulate President Obama for his announcement last week to address comprehensive immigration reform this year, and I share his commitment to addressing this much needed issue. Having introduced with Senator Jon Kyl the Comprehensive Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2005, I have long believed this is an important national priority. I look forward to seeing the President’s proposal and stand ready to work with him and my Senate colleagues to produce legislation that represents the best interests and best aspects of America, including our national and economic security, and restoring respect for the law.<br />

As the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee’s Immigration, Refugees and Border Security Subcommittee and a border state senator, I know how complex immigration reform can be. The Chairman, Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, I am advised, plans to hold hearings on this subject within the next few months. I look forward those hearings and working with all of my colleagues to pass legislation that will provide balanced, common-sense solutions that secure our border, and restores our broken immigration system to sound legal footing.