Judging
by the statements and positions he has taken during his party's
primary, a Mitt Romney presidency would include "free reign" to each
state to apply its immigration law, veto the Dream Act as it is raised
today and use all the country of the E-Verify by employers.
This
was stated yesterday an analysis released yesterday by the Center for
American Progress (CAP), a progressive organization in Washington,
although these findings are consistent with the statements of Mitt
Romney during the campaign.
"Everything would depend largely on who the advisers of a President Romney," said Angela Kelley, immigration expert CAP. "Right
now one of the most prominent is Kris Kobach, the sponsor of the
Arizona law and other state laws, which Romney called" model "for the
nation."
More
recently, the Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio, has been talking
about the possibility of a "Dream Act" amended to give legal status to
undocumented youth who came from children, but has insisted that he be
given a status " allowing them to sponsor family members. "
It is unclear what the Dream Act would still, as there is a particular bill.
Mitt
Romney's campaign was not available to answer these questions, but
Jennifer Korn, executive director of the Hispanic Leadership Network, a
conservative Latino organization, said that sounded "too partisan".
"This kind of rhetoric is a very aggressive approach is obviously a campaign," said Korn. "The only way you'll be able to fix the situation is with bipartisan work."
Korn said trying to keep pushing a Dream act that "has failed to be approved in 12 years" is meaningless. Korn
said that "Senator Rubio and Mitt Romney would be devoted to approve
something that would help children who did nothing wrong. Would work
with both sides of the political spectrum."
Meanwhile,
San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, a new young star in the world
Democrat, said he "can not be compared to the two parties in supporting
immigration reform, as most Democrats supported and most Republicans have opposed, including the Dream Act. "
During the last vote on the Dream Act in December 2010, the measure passed the House by a vote of 216-198. Only 8 votes in favor were Republicans. In the Senate, the DREAM Act was defeated, only 3 Republican Senators voted in favor.
Kelley
and the CAP report notes that a President Romney probably "abandon all
appeals and cases against Arizona Law" and other state laws that holds
the current leadership of the Department of Justice.
"States have a free hand to pursue its own immigration policy," said Kelley.
Romney
has said the Arizona law is "a model" for the country and his adviser
Kobach said the media it is in talks with the campaign to expand its
application to the entire country and drive half of all undocumented
immigrants in a first term Republican.
Korn said "I'm not sure how close associate of Romney is Kobach, sometimes it is one of many advisers."
"Romney
has commented on these laws but has said it is better if the federal
government fixes the problem for states not have to do," he said. "We can not have 50 immigration laws in the country."
Korn
does not speak for the Romney campaign, but his organization was driven
by Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida who has a more pro-immigrant
and already speaks as a possible running mate for Romney in a general
campaign.