Romney to Latinos: Pay No Attention to That Man From the GOP Primary

[Lakhota]

By Adam Serwer

During the Republican Primary, Mitt Romney had a very clear position on immigration: All unauthorized immigrants need to leave.

Heading into the general election, Romney's position on immigration now sounds more like a relationship status on Facebook: It's complicated.

In his speech before the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Thursday, Romney dodged most of the direct questions about what he'd do on immigration policy while attempting to strike a moderate tone at odds with his primary rhetoric about making undocumented immigrants lives so miserable that they "self-deport." Having spent months appealing to the anti-immigrant base of the GOP to out-conservative Rick Perry and New Gingrich on the issue, Romney has now shifted to a strategy of strategic obfuscation. In a speech touted by his campaign as a "long-term strategy" on immigration reform, Romney completely avoided the two big questions: How will Romney deal with the 11 million undocumented immigrants already in the US, and what will he do about the DREAM Act-eligible immigrants Obama spared from deportation last week? Romney offered nothing resembling a straight answer to either of these questions.

More: Romney to Latinos: Pay No Attention to That Man From the GOP Primary | Mother Jones

 

[Peach]

By Adam Serwer

During the Republican Primary, Mitt Romney had a very clear position on immigration: All unauthorized immigrants need to leave.

Heading into the general election, Romney's position on immigration now sounds more like a relationship status on Facebook: It's complicated.

In his speech before the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Thursday, Romney dodged most of the direct questions about what he'd do on immigration policy while attempting to strike a moderate tone at odds with his primary rhetoric about making undocumented immigrants lives so miserable that they "self-deport." Having spent months appealing to the anti-immigrant base of the GOP to out-conservative Rick Perry and New Gingrich on the issue, Romney has now shifted to a strategy of strategic obfuscation. In a speech touted by his campaign as a "long-term strategy" on immigration reform, Romney completely avoided the two big questions: How will Romney deal with the 11 million undocumented immigrants already in the US, and what will he do about the DREAM Act-eligible immigrants Obama spared from deportation last week? Romney offered nothing resembling a straight answer to either of these questions.

More: Romney to Latinos: Pay No Attention to That Man From the GOP Primary | Mother Jones

Gee, sounds like he is running for office or something.

 

[Lakhota]

By Adam Serwer

During the Republican Primary, Mitt Romney had a very clear position on immigration: All unauthorized immigrants need to leave.

Heading into the general election, Romney's position on immigration now sounds more like a relationship status on Facebook: It's complicated.

In his speech before the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Thursday, Romney dodged most of the direct questions about what he'd do on immigration policy while attempting to strike a moderate tone at odds with his primary rhetoric about making undocumented immigrants lives so miserable that they "self-deport." Having spent months appealing to the anti-immigrant base of the GOP to out-conservative Rick Perry and New Gingrich on the issue, Romney has now shifted to a strategy of strategic obfuscation. In a speech touted by his campaign as a "long-term strategy" on immigration reform, Romney completely avoided the two big questions: How will Romney deal with the 11 million undocumented immigrants already in the US, and what will he do about the DREAM Act-eligible immigrants Obama spared from deportation last week? Romney offered nothing resembling a straight answer to either of these questions.

More: Romney to Latinos: Pay No Attention to That Man From the GOP Primary | Mother Jones

Gee, sounds like he is running for office or something.

Sounds more like he's "evading" for office.

 

[whitehall]

Hmmm, Mother Jones version of American politics.

 

[SniperFire]

Chief Hide the Salami is doing his thread dump.

 

[Pheonixops]

By Adam Serwer

During the Republican Primary, Mitt Romney had a very clear position on immigration: All unauthorized immigrants need to leave.

Heading into the general election, Romney's position on immigration now sounds more like a relationship status on Facebook: It's complicated.

In his speech before the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Thursday, Romney dodged most of the direct questions about what he'd do on immigration policy while attempting to strike a moderate tone at odds with his primary rhetoric about making undocumented immigrants lives so miserable that they "self-deport." Having spent months appealing to the anti-immigrant base of the GOP to out-conservative Rick Perry and New Gingrich on the issue, Romney has now shifted to a strategy of strategic obfuscation. In a speech touted by his campaign as a "long-term strategy" on immigration reform, Romney completely avoided the two big questions: How will Romney deal with the 11 million undocumented immigrants already in the US, and what will he do about the DREAM Act-eligible immigrants Obama spared from deportation last week? Romney offered nothing resembling a straight answer to either of these questions.

More: Romney to Latinos: Pay No Attention to That Man From the GOP Primary | Mother Jones

Are you surprised? The "non-pandering" republicans are definitely going to start "pandering" now! Romney has to walk a VERY VERY FINE LINE. He has to please one part of his base by acting like he's very "strong" against illegal immigration. On the other hand, he has to try to convince the other potential voting base that he will be a "dove" regarding illegal immigration.
The Obama campaign should start running Romney's comments and stances regarding illegal immigration in the Latino viewing/listening market............................................................................ASAP.

 

[Mad Scientist]

Sounds similar to what Obama said in 2008 about "re-negotiating NAFTA". Campaign aids had to assure Canadian officials that Oabama had no intention of doing so.

 

[rdean]

Sad that Democrats passed the Dream Act when they held both houses. But Republicans were able to filibuster it in the Senate. Now they say Obama should have brought his legislation to them? What? Again? So they could say "no"? Again? Why?

 

[Duped]

Lakota, I'll give you this: both sides play politics, and both sides spin. I wish he would just say that we are going to enforce the law. If a country doesn't follow the law it is doomed. If you don't like the law try, and change it - I wish drugs were legal! Sticking up for illegals is anti American. I'm a 10th generation American. I was married to a half hispanic women, but the hell with people who sneek into are country, and act like they have rights. Sneak into North Korea they'll chop your head off. The hell with all you libs who don't respect our sovereignty, and aid these infiltrators. We are fast turning into a third world country, because we let these third world aliens infest our great land. Remember the white man could of wiped you redskins out completely - I woulndn't be here either, because my great, great Granma was full blooded Cherokee! Obama is way over his head; a miserable anti American failure! If you love your country, vote Romney. If you don't love this country, you are my enemy!!

 

[sarahgop]

im starting to think romney is stupid.

 

[blackhawk]

Yes pay no attention to that man much the way no attention was paid to the man we saw in the Democratic primaries in 2008 the man named Obama who showed us all how far left and liberal he was but then showed himself as a moderate centrist in the general election but after being elected went right back to being his original far left liberal.

 

[Political Junky]

Hispanics aren't stupid, they see what Willard is doing.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Yes pay no attention to that man much the way no attention was paid to the man we saw in the Democratic primaries in 2008 the man named Obama who showed us all how far left and liberal he was but then showed himself as a moderate centrist in the general election but after being elected went right back to being his original far left liberal.

What actions that Obama has taken as President would you consider "far left"?