Self Deportation

A Romney Administration Perilous For Latinos

Cesar Vargas | Posted 05.25.2012

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Cesar Vargas

While Latinos are already familiar with Mitt Romney's own position on immigration, the make up of his administration is not yet evident. However, with Kris Kobach shaping Mitt Romney's immigration policy, the verdict is clear that he or others like him will be top candidates at the helm of Romney's immigration policy and enforcement.

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Romney's Immigration Strategy Slammed By GOP Governor

The Huffington Post | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 05.15.2012

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WASHINGTON -- New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez (R), whose named has been floated as a possible Republican vice presidential pick, slammed Mitt Romney o...

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Mitt Romney Backs Away From Arizona Immigration Law Author

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 04.17.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Kansas secretary of state and anti-undocumented immigration hawk Kris Kobach has said he's an adviser for the Mitt Romney campaign. T...

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Jeb Bush: Endorsing Romney Is an Endorsement of His Cruel Immigration Policy

Cesar Vargas | Posted 05.22.2012

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Cesar Vargas

For Latino families of mixed-status, Jeb Bush's endorsement of Romney shows a dangerous path, and a lack of understanding and caring for our communities. He has decided to follow his party into the void rather than lead his party to the future.

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Mitt Romney Isn't 'Tough' On Immigration -- He's a Coward

Jonathan Weiler | Posted 04.22.2012

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A particularly insidious linguistic habit in American political discourse is to label as "tough" any right wing position, no matter the context.

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LA Mayor And Obama Supporter Previews Line Of Attack On Mitt Romney

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 02.08.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a Democrat, plans to dig into Mitt Romney in a speech on immigration reform Wednesday, when he w...

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Romney Backer Slams 'Self-Deportation' Plan

Mollie Reilly | Posted 02.06.2012

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In an interview on Sunday with Univision, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) criticized Mitt Romney's "self-deportation" immigration policy, stating that Repu...

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Self-Deportation Was Always A Joke

Posted 04.03.2012

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Self-deportation. The brilliant idea was not Mitt Romney's. But ever since he introduced it as a viable solution to the country's broken immigratio...

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WORD PLAY: Turns Out 'Self Deportation' Oxymoron Is A Solution To Other Problems Too

Posted 03.25.2012

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Last night, Mitt Romney stepped up to fill a non-existent void in the English language, using a new phrase we can’t get enough of: “self-deportati...

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GOP Candidate Advocates For Failed Bush Administration Program

Posted 01.24.2012

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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TAMPA, Fla.--Mitt Romney said in Monday's GOP debate that he favors what he calls "self-deportation" over policies that req...

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The Threatening "Silliness" of U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement

Joshua Hoyt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joshua Hoyt

In America we change broken and stupid laws - that is how women got the vote and Jim Crow segregation was ended. We will have immigration enforcement that works only when we create legal avenues for workers to come to the U.S. to do the many entry-level jobs our economy has created and only when we legalize the 12 million undocumented workers who are already contributing to our nation with their sweat.

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