Mitt Romney Keeping Quiet On Obama's Immigration Decree ...

By:? Timothy Sutton, Communications Editor

Where Mitt Romney stands on Obama?s recent deportation hold for Dreamers is yet unknown. A few years ago, Romney was solid on his immigration stance, saying in his campaign advertisements, ?As president, I?ll oppose amnesty, cut funding for sanctuary cities and secure our borders. Legal immigration is great, but illegal immigration ? that?s got to stop.? Although Romney has come forward to discount Obama?s decision as one solely based on capturing the Latino vote prior to the election, the staunch opponent of illegal immigration is silent on whether or not he would overturn Obama?s decision were he to become the next President of the United States.

But just last year, Romney presented a clear anti-dream act approach to immigration, ?With regards to illegal immigration, of course we build a fence. And of course we do not give instate tuition credits to people who come here illegally,? Romney said at a Sept. 12, 2011 debate in Florida. ?That only attracts people to come here and take advantage of America?s great beneficence.? He went on to say, ?People respond to incentives. And if you can become a permanent resident of the United States by coming here illegally, you?ll do so. What I want to do is bring people into this country legally, particularly those that have education and skill that allows us to compete globally.?

Romney?s campaign website clearly outlines his position on immigration including his desire to increase visa caps for highly skilled workers and grant permanent residency to foreign born U.S. graduates in the STEM fields. Unfortunately, Romney has no new ideas for solving the unskilled worker crisis and takes an Obama-like focus on employer enforced immigration policies; ?I will establish a tamper-proof employment verification system like E-Verify that will enable employers to hire only those legally permitted to work and deny jobs to those here illegally. This will turn off the jobs magnet that attracts so many unskilled workers to cross the border illegally or overstay their visas.?

As long as the immigration politics of The Dream Act keep the American public emotionally polarized on immigration issues, politicians can avoid finding real solutions to our broken system. Many of our most vital industries clearly rely on foreign-born laborers to maintain profitability and compete in the global market. Businesses have felt the financial impacts of the current administrations enforcement policies. Although Obama?s deportation hold will create roughly 800,000 new temporary workers, these part-time student workers are not the long-term staffing solution American businesses need. Whether the next President of the United States is Mitt Romney or Barack Obama, businesses will need to find feasible solutions to staffing and immigration compliance. As the emotional tides of immigration enforcement ebb and flow, the Immigration Compliance Group is here to navigate your company to success.? Contact us for support in planning and implementing legally sound solutions to protect your company?s future.:? 562 612.3996 | info@immigrationcompliancegroup.com.

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