Mitt Romney’s recent “self-deportation” solution to immigration made headlines. Essentially this was his answer to the immigration question, to remove any reason for immigrants to stay, thus forcing them to go home.
This philosophy comes directly from anti-immigrant activists such as SB 1070 author Kris Kobach, who endorsed Romney (which made the candidate “proud“).
So this is the take away: Romney’s immigration policy is coming from the man who wrote SB 1070. Here’s the video:
Mitt Romney's immigration advisor, SB 1070 author Kris Kobach, told The Guardian that he's been discussing the possibility with Romney of a nationwide "attrition through enforcement" (read: self-deportation) policy if elected president. According to The Guardian: Mitt Romney has discussed the possibility of imposing a nationwide crackdown on undocumented aliens, a…
Mitt Romney took yet another step to the right on immigration Monday night when he invited the author of SB 1070 serve as his mouthpiece after the Republican debate in South Carolina. According to The Hill, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach — author of SB 1070, as well as the…
Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez spoke on the floor of the House this morning and slammed Republican presidential candiate Mitt Romney's stance on immigration, particularly calling Arizona's SB 1070 law a "model" for the rest of the country. Here's the video: http://youtu.be/b4WFoM_7Oj0 [Video By RepLuisGutierrez]
Mitt Romney’s recent “self-deportation” solution to immigration made headlines. Essentially this was his answer to the immigration question, to remove any reason for immigrants to stay, thus forcing them to go home.
