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    Romney rallies GOP Hispanics, opens campaign HQ

    By TAMARA LUSH - Associated Press | AP – Fri, Sep 2, 2011

    TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told an enthusiastic crowd of Hispanic Republicans on Friday that they are "living proof" of the benefits of legal immigration, but said he wanted to toughen enforcement on illegal immigration.

    Romney, who discussed the economy and immigration at a meeting of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly of Florida, promised that he would secure the borders if elected.

    "I am a great proponent of legal immigration," he said. "Our country must do a better job of securing its borders and as president, I will."

    Romney also said the federal government must "get tough" on employers who hire illegal immigrants and said that when he was Massachusetts' governor, he vetoed legislation that would have provided in-state tuition rates to illegal immigrants and beefed up the powers of state troopers to enforce immigration laws.

    Romney also said he supported "completing construction of a high-tech fence" along the US-Mexico border.

    A physical fence was built in spots along 2,100-mile border from California to Texas. But a virtual fence along the Mexican border was officially abandoned in January. The project was originally expected to be in place by this year. Instead, only about 53 miles of operational "virtual fence" was put in place in Arizona at a cost of about $15 million a mile.

    Romney praised those at the Tampa event.

    "The people who came to America did not come for a handout. They came here for opportunity," said Romney. "That is not what brought people to these shores."

    The event underscored the importance of Hispanic voters to Republican candidates — there are about 138,000 more Hispanics registered as Democrats in Florida than are registered as Republicans. Romney's remarks clearly resonated with the group.

    Later in the morning, Romney opened his Florida campaign headquarters in Tampa, just a few blocks from where the GOP convention will be held in August of 2012.

    Florida Democrats were quick to jump on Romney's Tampa events and his remarks.

    During a conference call held an hour and a half after Romney left his state headquarters, State Rep. Darren Soto of Orlando said Romney has flip-flopped on many issues, including immigration, but didn't specify.

    Following his stops in Florida, Romney was scheduled to travel to New Hampshire, where he is speaking to a Tea Party Express event

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    27 comments

    • yahoo user
      yahoo user  •  8 mths ago
      Ron Paul =Liberty
    • EUGENE
      EUGENE  •  8 mths ago
      wow beat he will be real tuff on imagation ha ha
    • Dicky
      Dicky  •  8 mths ago
      Words of Hate, Racism, anti-diversity, Intolerance, Genocide, and Ethnic cleansing from Revolutionary Democrats

      Jose Angel Gutierrez, professor, University of Texas, Arlington and founder of the La Raza Unida political party. His full comment was: "We have an aging white America ... They are dying ...We have got to eliminate the gringo, and what I mean by that is if the worst comes to the worst, we have got to kill him."

      Augustin Cebada, Brown Berets; "Go back to Boston! Go back to Plymouth Rock, Pilgrims! Get out! We are the future. You are old and tired. Go on. We have beaten you. Leave like beaten rats. You old white people. It is your duty to die . . Through love of having children, we are going to take over.

      Richard Alatorre, Los Angeles City Council. "They're afraid we're going to take over the governmental institutions and other institutions. They're right. We will take them over . . . We are here to stay."

      Excelsior, a newspaper in Mexico, "The American Southwest seems to be slowly returning to the jurisdiction of Mexico without firing a single shot."
    • Shocker
      Shocker  •  8 mths ago
      It's funny how every time you post something negative about the state of Florida, regarding its high immigrant polpulation and their relation with the GOP, it just vanishes .. lol, I've tried like10 times. My posts just disappear!
    • A very tired GOP member.
      A very tired GOP member.  •  8 mths ago
      He's not the greatest choice but he beats our Texas Gov. hands down.. I cant say I am happy with our Pres. Im certainly not happy with the GOP selection of big mouth hot air all talk losers, but after seeing years of what Perry has done for Texas. Perry is the worst of them all. So lets pick someone, anyone but God help us all PLEASE DO NOT PICK PERRY.. Texas has had enough of that double talking liar of a conman...
    • nxnne
      nxnne  •  8 mths ago
      he was speaking to the construction crew remodeling his new 12,000 sq ft home...
    • nxnne
      nxnne  •  8 mths ago
      he gave a speech to his house and lawn staff?....
    • who the teabags really wa ...
      who the teabags really wa ...  •  8 mths ago
      Yes mitt becasue i'm sure these pepole love how the gop was on the forms useing them in crackpot conspiracys to attack Obama and i'm sure they like being called free louders and I'm also sure they enjoy how you call there kids anchor babies becasue thats how pepole want to be treated & they must like the racial profileing in the immagration bills the gop passed last yes your going to do real well with pepole you treat like #$%$
    • EUGENE
      EUGENE  •  8 mths ago
      playing up to them if he gets in he will back armisty bill
    • brim
      brim  •  8 mths ago
      Don't forget that September 14 th is national "Burn The Mexican Flag Day".
    • patrick
      patrick  •  8 mths ago
      Hmm Mr buisness guy lets do the math 2100 mile long border you got 53 miles working that leaves 2047 miles left at 15 million a mile total cost for the fence little over 30.7 billion dollars. and he is going to balance the budget and get america working, and I think he also said he was working on a real Iron Man suit that he could fly artound and save the world with. Sick of the lies
    • Laborman
      Laborman  •  8 mths ago
      I used to work on this issue for the Labor Dept. Employers who want cheap labor definitely do not want to tougher laws on illegal immigration. Republicans talk out of both sides of their mouths on this issue.
    • whatever
      whatever  •  8 mths ago
      Oh get serious! There AREN'T any significant amount of non-white Republicans! Almost all are elderly, rural, white men. Bible Belt country.
    • anchor baby
      anchor baby  •  8 mths ago
      Does this stupid knows that hispanics from miami .are mostly cubans .and they are legal as soon as they touch us land....no aplications /no time waiting .,,,
    • gary s
      gary s  •  8 mths ago
      STATE FARM INSURANCE will not EMPLOY anyone with a MISDEMEANOR.
      A felony may be understandable, but a misdemeanor? Thought there may be some UNEMPLOYED STATE FARM policy holders out there that would want to know.
    • Caren
      Caren  •  8 mths ago
      All 10 of them....LOL
    • BluesLover
      BluesLover  •  8 mths ago
      Legal immigrants who work tend to be conservative, those who don't work or who are illegal naturally love Democrats. The reason? Since LBJ's "Great Society," Democrats have followed Lyndon Johnson's stated creed: "Give them enough to get by but not enough to get ahead."
    • America
      America  •  8 mths ago
      If he is serious about enforcing immigration laws, he has my vote ....English is our language and must be made offical ....Our language is what binds us as Americans ...NO anchor babies ....At least one parent must be a legal resident in order for any offspring to be considered AMERICAN ....The flow of women comming into this country just to give birth and have that child declared American is wrong and stupid ....Time to put this country back together again ....Time to stop all these special interest groups , starting with the ACLU ...Time to get OUT of the UN ....no more funding .....Time to stand up and say we are not going to take it anymore ..... GOD BLESS AMERICA
    • WilliamF
      WilliamF  •  8 mths ago
      Slick Willard did what now?
    • uggtard
      uggtard  •  8 mths ago
      Mitt will be speaking Spanish before this is over
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