Feb 6, 2012
The playbook for Republican presidential contenders goes at least as far back as Richard Nixon: Run hard to the right in the primaries; steer back to the center for the general election.
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During an NBC GOP presidential debate last month, Mitt Romney drew laughter from some in the crowd when he revealed that his plan for immigration reform amounts to "self-deportation, which is people decide that they can do better by going home because they can't find work here."
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Mitt Romney's "self-deportation" strategy found another critic over the weekend: John McCain. Yesterday, Al Punto's Jorge Ramos asked McCain about Romney's self-deportation plan. McCain doesn't approve.
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Feb 3, 2012
Although the Republican primary process has barely begun, Mitt Romney is looking like the inevitable nominee. This Saturday, he's expected to repeat his 2008 triumph in the Nevada caucus, winning a state that will be decisive in the fight for the White House in November, and where the Latino...
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For the next few days, Nevada will be the center of the political universe. But like the ad says, "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas." Simply, what happens in February won't matter much in November.
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From the Sunshine State to the City of Lights, DREAMers continue their quest to deliver their message to Mitt Romney: Support our 'DREAM'
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While Mitt Romney is taking a hard line on immigration even as the Republican primaries head toward the heavily Hispanic states of Nevada, Colorado and Arizona, the Mormon Church to which he belongs has become a decisive player in promoting policies that are decidedly more friendly toward immigrants.
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Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (KOH'-bahk) confirms that he's serving as an unpaid adviser on immigration issues to Republican Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. Kobach told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he's been advising the former Massachusetts governor since the beginning of this year.
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On the eve of the Nevada caucus, here's some advice to Newt Gingrich: If you still want to draw contrasts with Mitt Romney over immigration, don't toss in your cards. Double down. Why? Because you're not in Florida anymore.
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In an op-ed today in the New York Times, Antonio Alarcon, a 17 year old DREAMer, describes living life without his parents who "self-deported" to Mexico. As he explains, "self-deportation" is a term that Mitt Romney made popular in a Florida GOP debate.
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