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Tough Guy on Immigration? (from 2007 - Romney's four sanctuary cities)
Factcheck.org ^ | November 9th, 2007 | Factcheck.org

Posted on 11/26/2011 9:02:35 PM PST by Halfmanhalfamazing

Gimme Shelter

Romney shifts to promise-making mode as he continues:

Romney: As President, I'll oppose amnesty, cut funding for sanctuary cities and secure our borders

Romney might well get tough on sanctuary cities in the future, but he didn't when he was governor.

During his tenure, at least four Massachusetts cities enacted or renewed legislation declaring themselves sanctuaries for illegal immigrants.

(1)Brookline and (2)Cambridge reaffirmed their longtime status as sanctuary cities in so many words.

(3)Somerville and (4)Orleans didn't officially deem themselves "sanctuaries," but Somerville affirmed its "long-standing policies in support of all immigrants," while Orleans forbade city officials from turning in illegal immigrants without probable cause.

(Excerpt) Read more at factcheck.org ...


TOPICS: Extended News
KEYWORDS: immigrantlist; immigration; mittromney; sanctuarycities
The numbers above are my own, to make it easy for people to see.
1 posted on 11/26/2011 9:02:38 PM PST by Halfmanhalfamazing
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To: Halfmanhalfamazing

Perry is the only one that has put the kibosh on so called “sanctuary city’s”

The Dallas PD and the mayor of Houston also wanted to defy him on gun laws so far as the Castle law.

Perry circumvented them legally, and shut them down.


2 posted on 11/26/2011 9:07:04 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

They did next to nothing about Sanctuary Cities but talk


3 posted on 11/26/2011 9:11:01 PM PST by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: mylife

Could this be why Arizona’s controversial Sheriff Arpaio is set to endorse Rick Perry.


4 posted on 11/26/2011 9:11:59 PM PST by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: SandRat

We’ll see.


5 posted on 11/26/2011 9:18:11 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: GeronL

NO! Perry passed laws that stop Liberal Mayors and Liberal Sheriffs from preventing good men from doing what they think is right.


6 posted on 11/26/2011 9:22:14 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: GeronL

Perry is so much more conservative than Dallas.


7 posted on 11/26/2011 9:23:35 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: GeronL

Do we have “sanctuary” cities?


8 posted on 11/26/2011 9:29:56 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife
The Leg left town w/o voting on the sanctuary city crap. Next session.
9 posted on 11/26/2011 9:30:46 PM PST by chesty_puller (Viet Nam 1970-71 He who shed blood with me shall forever be my brother. Shak.)
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To: GeronL

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Sanctuary-cities-ban-passes-in-late-night-vote-1686458.php


10 posted on 11/26/2011 9:31:55 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: chesty_puller

Obviously Perry’s fault /s


11 posted on 11/26/2011 9:35:02 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Halfmanhalfamazing

Romney doesn’t have a conservative bone in his body, he is a complete fraud.

My candidate in order or preference:
1. Cain
2. Perry
3. Gingrich
4. Bachmann
5. Santorum

and the rest I won’t vote for, period.


12 posted on 11/26/2011 9:48:18 PM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (I had considered voting for Gingrich... but on second thought ... it would not be "humane")
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To: Antoninus
Defeat Romney!


13 posted on 11/26/2011 10:06:43 PM PST by Halfmanhalfamazing ( Media doesn't report, It advertises. So that last advertisement you just read, what was it worth?)
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To: Halfmanhalfamazing

Mittens is another lying, pro amnesty, rino shill, and he ain’t the only one in the race.


14 posted on 11/27/2011 4:45:15 AM PST by Scotsman will be Free (11C - Indirect fire, infantry - High angle hell - We will bring you, FIRE)
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To: mylife
From your link:

The Senate has not taken action on a sanctuary cities bill.

Did it pass the Senate and did Perry sign it? It's been six months since then...

15 posted on 11/28/2011 6:25:19 AM PST by raybbr (People who still support Obama are either a Marxist or a moron.)
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To: raybbr

It passed the senate 6/15/11 by a 19/12 vote.
I can find no articles that say when Perry passed the law, but I know I have read articles that said he did.
Perry was the driving force behind the bill going back to 2009.


16 posted on 11/28/2011 5:26:34 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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I can find nothing that says SB 9 either passed or failed.


17 posted on 11/28/2011 5:48:30 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: chesty_puller

Thanks.


18 posted on 11/28/2011 5:50:24 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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