Was Mitt Romney Honest About His Immigration Record?
Posted by Jim Hoft on Tuesday, September 13, 2011, 6:15 AM
Last night at the CNN-Tea Party debate Mitt Romney said this about his immigration record:
“In Massachusetts, they enforce illegal immigration and if they are in MA illegally, they get them out.”
Really Mitt?
Here’s the video:
Here is what On the Issues website has to say about Mitt’s immigration record:
FactCheck: MA state cops never enforced immigration laws
Romney claims in his TV ad that he put state troopers on the trail of illegals in his state. But he didn’t do so until he had less than a month left in his term. He was already considering running for president, and the new governor-elect was expected to rescind the arrangement.Romney began talking about giving troopers the power to make arrests on immigration charges earlier in 2006, but he didn’t sign an agreement with the federal government–a necessary condition for that authority to be granted– until Dec. 13, 2006. Romney was scheduled to leave office Jan. 4, 2007. Democrat Deval Patrick, who had won the race to succeed Romney, had already said the program was a “bad idea” because troopers were busy enough as it was.
Sure enough, Patrick rescinded the agreement within his first week in office so troopers could “focus on enforcing MA laws.” The policy never had a chance to take effect, because those troopers chosen to carry it out hadn’t yet begun a required 6-week training course
Source: FactCheck.org: AdWatch of 2007 campaign ad, “Immigration” Nov 9, 2007FactCheck: Took no action against 4 Mass. sanctuary cities
Romney promises in his TV ad, “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 f 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.
We asked Romney’s campaign if he had acted against these cities, but they didn’t provide us with any examples. As far as we were able to determine in our own research, Romney made no attempts to penalize, censure, or cut funding to them.
Source: FactCheck.org: AdWatch of 2007 campaign ad, “Immigration” Nov 9, 2007
Obviously, Governor Romney was stretching the truth a bit at last night’s debate.
Hat Tip Maria
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gus commented:
Obama’s DRUNCLE has had a drivers license in MA for 19 years.
NEXT.
tommy mc donnell commented:
romney’s nose is growing. they certainly didn’t deport any of obama’s relatives starting with his father.
gary gulrud commented:
Romney’s lying about creating jobs in any career, lying about other’s records and his own.
Lying about working with Democrats when he simply rolled over and, moreover, we’re done working with Democrats.
I will not vote for Romney, ever.
Hedgehog commented:
Romney is a worm.
Ginger commented:
Some people can dish it out but…can’t take it!
Ginger commented:
Woops! I meant can not take it
Tom63010 commented:
This is why I hate these debates. Governor Perry and former Governor Romney should have reminded everyone what happens to a state when a Liberal is in charge like Obama.
They are first running against each other but eventually there will be a candidate that will be running against Obama and reminding viewers how in a catch 22 these states are in with a Federal Government that will not enforce immigration law and one that sues when a state chooses to do their job for them wouldn’t hurt.
I truly believe that Texas is trying to make lemonade out of the lemons that President gives them. A whole lot easier to “tough on immigration” when you are a New England State governor than one on the Mexican border.
Swifty commented:
Romney disappoints more and more.
Taqiyyotomist commented:
Does Mitt Romney really believe he’s going to take posession of his own PLANET someday?
That’s the only question that matters concerning Romney, or any other presidential hopeful who believes Joseph Smith was anything other than a charlatan huckster.
I want a president who doesn’t believe Big Lies. Any of them. And there are MANY Big Lies.
Taqiyyotomist commented:
Call me an anti-Mormon “bigot”.
I won’t shed a tear. It’s a Big Lie.
Taqiyyotomist commented:
I’d have a beer and some darts with the guy, don’t get me wrong.
I just wouldn’t vote to have him lead our nation. Plain and simple.
Conservative to the Core commented:
No one is commenting on Leftist Blitzer asking Perry a “Gotcha” question. He asked Perry if he would, as president, vote to override the Obamacare.
Perry never said that “The president does not vote. He signs or vetoes.”
Perry said he would vote to override. Blitzer asked him twice. Perry still did not get the hint.
The guy either does not listen to the actual question, or is simply unclear about the job.
Ginger commented:
Can you people stop bashing every one but your “Prophet” Perry and take a look at these wonderful pictures…except one she/he is banned from that site!
Hey retire05/Ron/aka ….enjoy bashing every one at this site I am moveing on to bigger better things! Jim has allowed things to get out of hand here and this place has become a bash anyone who does not agree with your view points! I have been resorted to a certain degree myself and do not like it. I think Jim has allowed his love for the “Prophet” Perry to take away from other peoples opinions to constantly place his snotting remarks in his post!
Can not wait for all the bashing..I will wait to read remarks and have (my last laugh) before I move on and delete this blog from my favorites
I used to love this blog but no more!
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2011/09/freedom-rally-of-remembrance-on-911.html#comments
StrangernFiction commented:
Rick Perry is pretty clearly squishy on immigration. But if you think Mittens would be any better you are a fool.
StrangernFiction commented:
Ginger,
I would hate to see you go. You are a TRUE PATRIOT.
retire05 commented:
Poor Ginger; anyone who is unwilling to knell down in front of her alter dedicated to Sarah Palin is going to get smacked by her. Now she is threatening to leave our midst.
Hey, Ginger, don’t let the door smack you where the good Lord cracked you. You should be happy over at that lunatic Geller’s website. But then, truth doesn’t seem to be a high priority for you.
Taqiyyotomist commented:
I’m with #15.
Ginger, your contributions to this site are great, and I’d appreciate it if you’d reconsider.
More Liberty commented:
Of course he wasn’t honest, neither was Al Gore’s former Texas Campaign manger Rick Perry. What you individuals need to understand, is that most of these candidates, like Obama, are nothing but establishment candidates.
They wont shrink the federal government. Hell Bush and Reagan increased the size of the federal government. None of them, with the exception of Cain and Paul, explained how they would reduce the feds.
Romeny = Status Quo
Perry = Crony Capitalist neocon Bilderberg approved
Wake up America. Don’t let the media pick the candidate.
More Liberty commented:
Ginger makes some great points. Many of you people actually believe Al Gore’s former Texas campaign manger is an actual conservative and thus the “prophet.”
The facts are, Perry is a crony capitalist.
I don’t think he could be bought with $5k…more like $500K. Just ask the Bilderberg group.
Finncrisp commented:
Romney may have stretched things a bit, but at least he did not have a policy that illegals could do anything until arrested, then be evaluated if the illegal activities they did while being here illegally are in fact illegal. That is Barry’s policy, and we are all suffering the consequences, unless you are here illegally.
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