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Mitt Romney hypocrisy on immigration.
posted Thursday, 15 November 2007
It seems that Multiple Choice Mitt can't make up his mind on immigration, as he can't on any other issues. For instance, he uses the "Get off my lawn" phrase that xenophobes like Tom Tancredo like to use. Of course, when he was governor of Massachusetts, he took the exact opposite position:
The tougher position on illegal immigrants followed publication of a June 18, 2006 Boston Globe article describing how the state was paying millions of dollars to contractors who employed undocumented workers. An even greater embarrassment came in December when the Globe discovered that illegal immigrants from Guatemala had been tending the Romneys' 2 1/2 acre grounds for a period of eight years. Romney said he was unaware of the situation and blamed the contractor.
"Sanctuary cities" are certainly on Romney's mind these days. But he did not take any action to penalize towns in Massachusetts that adopted "sanctuary" policies toward illegal immigrants while he was governor. At least half a dozen Massachusetts communities, including Brookline, Somerville, and Cambridge, adopted resolutions encouraging illegal immigrants to make use of city services and report crimes to the police.
Maybe Mitt all of a sudden decided he liked varmit hunting. But more likely, he is guilty of the same kind of pandering and opportunism that the rest of the Republican field is guilty of -- appealing to the worst elements of this country in order to get their votes. And maybe he takes the Wide Stance when it comes to politics, willing to say anything in order to get elected.
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