Resolved Question: Does Romney support amnesty for undocumented immigrants or not?

23 November 2011, 10:37 am

Last night, Romney and his aides are saying he opposes amnesty for illegals immigrants in this country: The Washington Examiner's Philip Klein pushed Romney adviser Eric Fehrnstrom's argument last night that his candidate is "against amnesty, and Newt Gingrich made it very clear he was for amnesty," prompting this exchange: I followed up by asking Fehrnstrom whether Romney believed in deporting those immigrants who are already here illegally. “He doesn’t believe in granting them amnesty,” Fehrnstrom responded. That started a back and forth exchange worthy of Abbott and Costello, as Fehrnstrom kept continuing to drive the "no amnesty" point home, and I tried to get more details. I followed up again, asking what "no amnesty" would mean for the people already here. “Well, first, you have to get turn off the magnets to get them to stop coming.” Again, I asked about those already here. “He would not grant them amnesty," Fehrnstrom said Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/69030.html#ixzz1eYW1YsuO ----------------------------------------------------- Yet, a few years ago, he was for it: Ironically, Romney himself appeared to support comprehensive immigration reform, according to a March 2006 article in the Lowell (MA) Sun. "I don't believe in rounding up 11 million people and forcing them at gunpoint from our country," Romney said, per the paper. "With these 11 million people, let's have them registered, know who they are. Those who've been arrested or convicted of crimes shouldn't be here; those that are here paying taxes and not taking government benefits should begin a process towards application for citizenship, as they would from their home country." http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/22/8964727-will-gingrichs-comments-on-illegal-immigration-come-back-to-haunt-him So now I am confused as to what Mitt Romney's position is on amnesty for illegal immigrants.... Read More »

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