Mitt Romney Declines to Say If He'd Overturn Immigration Order

Ianus · 06-17-2012, 07:29 PM

I think this would of interest to many dreamers.

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GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is refusing to say whether he would reverse a new policy that exempts undocumented immigrants who came here as children from deportation.

Romney was asked three times in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation" whether he would overturn the executive order issued Friday if he's elected in the fall. He refused to answer directly.

"It would be overtaken by events," Romney said when pressed for the second time by moderator Bob Schieffer during the interview taped Saturday while the former Massachusetts governor's bus tour stopped in Pennsylvania.

He explained the order would become irrelevant "by virtue of my putting in place a long-term solution, with legislation which creates law that relates to these individuals such that they know what their setting is going to be, not just for the term of a president but on a permanent basis."...

.....In the TV interview, Romney suggested that Obama's decision on immigration was motivated by politics.

"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," he said.

Obama adviser David Plouffe, sent by the White House to four of the talk shows, contended that Obama's action, which appeals to Hispanic voters who are critical to the president's re-election effort, was not "a political move."

Obama's order has put Romney in a difficult position, forcing him to decide between possibly alienating Hispanic voters with tough talk or stoking anger within a conservative GOP base that was slow to warm to him during the primary process.

Romney's comments represent a further softening of his rhetoric on immigration since the GOP primary campaign ended.......

........The Obama administration said the policy change announced Friday will affect as many as 800,000 immigrants who have lived in fear of deportation. Obama's move bypasses Congress and partially achieves the goals of the Democrats' long-stalled legislation aimed at young illegal immigrants who went to college or served in the military.

Under the administration plan, undocumented immigrants will be able to avoid deportation if they can prove they were brought to the United States before they turned 16 and are younger than 30, have been in the country for at least five continuous years, have no criminal history, graduated from a U.S. high school or earned a GED diploma or certificate, or served in the military. They also can apply for a work permit that will be good for two years with no limits on how many times it can be renewed.

I get the impression Romney would overturn the current regulations by saying his DHS secretary did it and place the onus on Congress to 'solve the immigration crisis'.

getem · 06-17-2012, 07:49 PM

The president did that to put Romney in a tough position so the people can see that
Romney is full of shit. i get a bad feeling from him,hes already talking about Iran republicans love war,any dream act from the republicans with joining the military only to get a green card is a hell no from me,they can keep it.i wont fight for a country that only wants me as a soldier to whomever plans to join it for that good luck to you .Thats why he must not and cannot win.

Dream becomes Reality · 06-17-2012, 07:53 PM

^^^ Ianus really? Why are you trying to rain on our parade? For starters Romney will NOT win the elections in November based on Obama's move on Friday considering that a lot of us have family that CAN vote & will vote for Obama. Secondly, it'd be unwise for any president to overturn this Deferred Action without having another solution CONCURRENTLY in place, makes no sense.

DA User · 06-17-2012, 08:07 PM

Romney is not going be the President anyway.

Ianus · 06-17-2012, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Dream becomes Reality

^^^ Ianus really? Why are you trying to rain on our parade? For starters Romney will NOT win the elections in November based on Obama's move on Friday considering that a lot of us have family that CAN vote & will vote for Obama. Secondly, it'd be unwise for any president to overturn this Deferred Action without having another solution CONCURRENTLY in place, makes no sense.

Lol,I am not trying to rain on anyone's parade.It is quite clear a lot of people sacrificed a lot to make this happen and knowing who is for it vs. against is quite important especially if that person has the possibility of becoming President.The elections are all the way in Nov. 11th and a lot of things can happen so everyone should still be reasonably cautious until documentation is in hand.

Remember,last year we all believed the Morton memo was the answer before and I still have my suspicions on how the process for gaining Approved Deferred action paperwork OR should it be overturned what protections could be in place from removal proceedings for those that applied.When there are so many questions with no answers one should always be cautious even at a jubilee.

Dream becomes Reality · 06-17-2012, 08:42 PM

^^^ What good does a 'nervous' form of happiness do anyone? It's not true happiness. There is no need to worry about things that we have no knowledge/control over it's a waste of time. I simply have accepted this good fortune, I have faith that everything will work out and that's all that I need right now.

VJB2 · 06-17-2012, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Dream becomes Reality

^^^ What good does a 'nervous' form of happiness do anyone? It's not true happiness. There is no need to worry about things that we have no knowledge/control over it's a waste of time. I simply have accepted this good fortune, I have faith that everything will work out and that's all that I need right now.

This is absolutely preposterous. Of course we must worry about these things, because worrying keeps us on our toes. We're not going to be handed anything, and we're just barely learning the details. This is not going to be a free ride, or a piece of cake. Accept the good fortune, but don't lay back and relax just yet.

Ianus is completely right, and you should lay off of him because he's done more for us dating back to the very beginning than many will ever know.

hgr1915 · 06-17-2012, 09:22 PM

He does not want to say anything because he does not want to piss off the far right or the latino community. If he says he will reverse it, Latinos will never vote for him and if he says that he will, conservative Tea Baggers will not come out for him.

Dream becomes Reality · 06-17-2012, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by VJB2

This is absolutely preposterous. Of course we must worry about these things, because worrying keeps us on our toes. We're not going to be handed anything, and we're just barely learning the details. This is not going to be a free ride, or a piece of cake. Accept the good fortune, but don't lay back and relax just yet.

Ianus is completely right, and you should lay off of him because he's done more for us dating back to the very beginning than many will ever know.

Why are you so angry & what are you even talking about? Anyone that wants to spend their days worrying can do so, it's a free country, my point if you read & understood my post is that people should be happy for once and stop trying to scare others, it's a waste of time. People have only known of this news for a little over 2 days and people are already worrying, get a grip! Ridiculous!

VJB2 · 06-17-2012, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Dream becomes Reality

Why are you so angry & what are you even talking about? Anyone that wants to spend their days worrying can do so, it's a free country, my point if you read & understood my post is that people should be happy for once and stop trying to scare others, it's a waste of time. People have only known of this news for a little over 2 days and people are already worrying, get a grip! Ridiculous!

Nice backtracking. Carry on with your faith.

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