Yep. Romney, McCain, and Rudy can have a pillow fight over how big the fines should be, how good the new ID should be, how many relatives can come join them.
The bottom line, anything short of not allowing illegals residency is amnesty. Whether it takes 5 years and $5K to apply for citizenship or 10 years and $10K, it matters not.
Posted on 05/18/2007 6:55:09 AM PDT by kellynla
GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Thursday blasted the Senate immigration bill agreement as “the wrong approach” for solving the problems of illegal immigration.
Romney, former governor of Massachusetts, said the bill falls short of the goals necessary to secure U.S. borders and ensure that corporations do not provide a safe haven for illegals, regardless of the attraction of cheap labor.
“Any legislation that allows illegal immigrants to stay in the country indefinitely, as the new ‘Z-Visa’ does, is a form of amnesty,” Romney said in a statement on his campaign Web site. “That is unfair to the millions of people who have applied to legally immigrate to the U.S.”
Romney hinted that a form of national I.D. may be necessary to get a handle on the overflow of illegal immigrants into the United States and the hiring of illegals by corporations within the country.
“[The] Senate agreement falls short of the actions needed to both solve our country’s illegal immigration problem and also strengthen our legal immigration system,” Romney said. “Border security and a reliable employment verification system must be our first priority . . .
“I strongly oppose today’s bill . . . It is the wrong approach.”
I guess you missed this thread. Romney is not for this immigration deal or anything like it and he has publicly stated it.
You’re wrong.Romney isn’t in the same boat as Giuliani and McCain on amnesty,but you keep telling people he is and maybe they will believe you !!!
Mitt isn’t for amnesty, last I heard???
I do not get it... there is not an illegal in this country that would leave if we PAID them $5,000. What makes the politicians think that they will PAY $5,000 and then leave the U.S.. did they do a poll or something???
....Bob