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August 21, 2007
Mitt Romney on Immigration: Turn Up the Heat, No Mercy
In 1958, George Wallace claimed that he was "outn-----ed" in the
Alabama's Democratic gubernatorial primary and promised that it would never happen again. In 1962, Wallace was elected governor of Alabama on a pro-segregation ticket and, in 1968, ran as the American 
Independent Party candidate for President.
Today, it appears that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will not be "outimmigranted." As we have reported over the summer, Romney has stepped up his immigration enforcement rhetoric in the last few months. CNN now reports that Romney today attacked cities with what he calls "sanctuary" policies for illegal immigrants -- including rival Rudy Giuliani's NYC -- with a new radio ad set to air in crucial campaign states Iowa and New Hampshire. "Immigration laws don't work if they're ignored," the ad's announcer states. "That's the problem with cities like Newark, San Francisco and New York City that adopt sanctuary policies. Sanctuary cities become magnets that encourage illegal immigration and undermine secure borders." "Legal immigration is great," Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts, himself says in the ad. "But illegal immigration, that we've got to end. And amnesty is not the way to do it." He also advocates in the ad cutting back on federal funds to cities that adopt sanctuary policies.
KJ
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So Romney, without any mention of race, is against policies which are outside the law or in violation of federal law (IIRIRA) ,i.e., he's taking a law enforcement stand, and you compare him to a segregationist who literally stood in the way of the enforcement of federal law. Is that really an honest comparison or just a smear?
Posted by: Jack | Aug 21, 2007 8:38:55 PM
If you mean Wallace exploited race for political gain while Romney is exploiting immigration as a political strategy, I think that is fair and true with a difference being that Wallace's bona fides as a segregationist was a lot stronger than Romney's as an immigration hawk. I am still a little taken aback by seeing their two pictures together though!
Posted by: Jack | Aug 21, 2007 9:17:56 PM
Romney's position is commensurate with current law. This is not an issue of civil rights, but one of rule of law. It's rather ironic that these immigration lawyers evidently support rule of law on some issues, i.e. civil rights, but when it comes to supporting rule of law vis a vis immigration they would deny it. Let's face it, this is an issue of charity not an issue of civil rights, because they cannot hope to win on the legal merits of their positions. You're right Jack, these people don't want an honest debate, but a down and dirty fight whose weapons include playing the race card and disingenuous spin. Obviously ethics are not their strong suit. These type of tactics only serve to inflame their opponents and harden the positions of their opponents.
Posted by: Horace | Aug 21, 2007 11:06:32 PM
