Romney Tosses DREAMers A Bone On Eve Of First Debate

[DonViejo]

Source: ThinkProgress

By Amanda Peterson Beadle on Oct 2, 2012 at 9:05 am

Ever since President Obama announced a new deferred action policy in June, proving some undocumented immigration with a two-year deportation referral and permits, Mitt Romney has refused to say whether or not he would continue the program. Fellow Republicans and a campaign adviser have said Romney would undo the directive, though the GOP presidential candidate has repeatedly dodged the question.

But on the eve of his first debate with President Obama in Colorado, Romney said he would not take away temporary work permits from those who benefit from Obama’s deferred action plan, although it was unclear if he would continue to provide deportation deferrals:

Young illegal immigrants who receive temporary work permits to stay in the United States under an executive order issued by President Barack Obama would not be deported under a Mitt Romney administration, the GOP presidential hopeful told The Denver Post Monday.

“The people who have received the special visa that the president has put in place, which is a two-year visa, should expect that the visa would continue to be valid. I’m not going to take something that they’ve purchased,” Romney said. “Before those visas have expired we will have the full immigration reform plan that I’ve proposed.”





Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/10/02/939911/romney-tosses-dreamers-a-bone-on-eve-of-first-debate/

[goclark]

1. He lies all the time

If he was " in charge" he would sent them back and lock all boarders.

[jb5150]

2. Romney needs to ..

.. "self-deport" himself to Kolob.

[leftyohiolib]

3. rmoney says alot of things

[Iliyah]

4. Mittens and Mini Mitt and the rest of the GOP party

are pathological liars.

[Historic NY]

5. I ask you folks would you buy a used car from this man named Mitt??..

don't be fooled by the guy that deports his own money to foreign countries.

[truthisfreedom]

6. “Before those visas have expired we will have the full immigration reform plan that I’ve proposed.”

Is that the one where all of the brown people self-deport, or you else you hold them down and cut their hair and then force them to ride on the top of your station wagon all the way to Canada?

[DonViejo]

7. The rest of the article:

Following the announcement about the directive, Romney criticized Obama for going around Congress to implement the policy a few months before the election.

During the Republican primary, Romney had said he would veto legislation that provides a path to citizenship. He opposes the DREAM Act, which would add $329 billion to the U.S. economy by 2030, but said he would support a version of the bill to give legal status to undocumented immigrants who served in the military. And Romney has supported harmful “self-deportation” policies to force undocumented immigrants to leave the U.S. instead of “going to round people up.” To fix the U.S.’s immigration system, Romney continues to repeat that he wants to work with Congress on a comprehensive solution, but he gave The Denver Post no details about that plan.

[DallasNE]

8. More Romney Speak

It would be unlawful for Romney to recind these temporary visa's so he is saying nothing. The key point is what Romney would do on immigration -- which I don't recall ever seeing so he is repeating a lie when he talks about "the full immigration reform plan that I've proposed".

[uncle ray]

9. "I’m not going to take something that they’ve purchased”

doesn't that just say it all about rMoney? he's not concerned about something people have WORKED hard for, nor is he concerned about splitting up families or homes. he is concerned about the money. well Mitt, what do you have to say about all of the employees of companies purchased by Bain who "purchased" pension plans that you gutted and destroyed?

[pampango]

10. I suspect teabagger heads are exploding. When Obama announced this policy, cries of "Amnesty!" could

be heard throughout teabagger land. Wonder if baggers will cut romney some slack since they really hate Obama or if this just sets them off since they never really trusted romney anyway.

[Denise21]

11. Romney is a liar he'll tell you anything so he can be president but he won't do what he tells you!

He says that now but don't believe him he won't do it...he's a liar and he will lie and lie and lie