Gingrich mocks Romney's 'self-deportation' solution to illegal immigration, Romney swings back

Published: Wednesday, Jan. 25 2012 2:50 p.m. MST

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Though polls indicate former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is out of favor with Latino voters, the presidential hopeful is confident he'll win the demographic over, he said in an interview on Spanish-language television Wednesday.

Romney's stance, though, which is more commonly referred to as attrition through enforcement, is a concept those in favor of tighter enforcement of immigration laws have supported for years. This idea was the basis for state laws like Arizona's SB1070, which makes life more inconvenient for illegal immigrants by ramping up enforcement and cutting back on benefits. Romney has said he would veto a bill that would grant citizenship to undocumented residents who graduate from college and is in favor of making it easier for skilled foreign workers to immigrate legally.

"I like legal immigration," he said in August. "But we have to secure our border and crack down on those that bring folks here and hire here illegally.

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patriot

Cedar Hills, UT

Gingrich knows how to work an audience. The problem is what he said in South Carolina would most likely be opposite of what he says in Florida. The man is a showman. Romney is a vanilla CEO type but I trust him much more than Gingrich.

3:54 p.m. Jan. 25, 2012
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Jazz Bass Man

Wellsville, Utah

Romney has it right on here. If the government would crack down on greedy employers hiring illegals, as well as to stop giving out all these benefits (WIC, free emergency room care, and free education and welfare to anchor babies) then what else More..

3:36 p.m. Jan. 25, 2012
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Bloodhound

Provo, UT

We allow over 1 million people to immigrate legally here each year. That's very generous. Legal immigrants should show their gratitude for the opportunities we are giving them by assimilating and becoming Americans. Illegal immigration should not be More..

4:25 p.m. Jan. 25, 2012
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