President Obama:
Mitt Romney:
Mitt Romney is wrong, President Obama has provided leadership, its the republican senators who have failed to work in a bipartisan fashion to advance the good of the nation in order to advance the ambitions of the republican party.
I am pleased that the Supreme Court has struck down key provisions of Arizona’s immigration law. What this decision makes unmistakably clear is that Congress must act on comprehensive immigration reform. A patchwork of state laws is not a solution to our broken immigration system – it’s part of the problem.
At the same time, I remain concerned about the practical impact of the remaining provision of the Arizona law that requires local law enforcement officials to check the immigration status of anyone they even suspect to be here illegally. I agree with the Court that individuals cannot be detained solely to verify their immigration status. No American should ever live under a cloud of suspicion just because of what they look like. Going forward, we must ensure that Arizona law enforcement officials do not enforce this law in a manner that undermines the civil rights of Americans, as the Court’s decision recognizes. Furthermore, we will continue to enforce our immigration laws by focusing on our most important priorities like border security and criminals who endanger our communities, and not, for example, students who earn their education – which is why the Department of Homeland Security announced earlier this month that it will lift the shadow of deportation from young people who were brought to the United States as children through no fault of their own.
I will work with anyone in Congress who’s willing to make progress on comprehensive immigration reform that addresses our economic needs and security needs, and upholds our tradition as a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants. And in the meantime, we will continue to use every federal resource to protect the safety and civil rights of all Americans, and treat all our people with dignity and respect. We can solve these challenges not in spite of our most cherished values – but because of them. What makes us American is not a question of what we look like or what our names are. What makes us American is our shared belief in the enduring promise of this country – and our shared responsibility to leave it more generous and more hopeful than we found it.
Mitt Romney:
“Today’s decision underscores the need for a President who will lead on this critical issue and work in a bipartisan fashion to pursue a national immigration strategy. President Obama has failed to provide any leadership on immigration. This represents yet another broken promise by this President. I believe that each state has the duty–and the right–to secure our borders and preserve the rule of law, particularly when the federal government has failed to meet its responsibilities. As Candidate Obama, he promised to present an immigration plan during his first year in office. But 4 years later, we are still waiting.”2010 the Dream Act passes the democratically controlled US House of Representatives. The senate (HR5281) voted 55-41 to pass the Dream Act. The Dream Act would have become law in 2010 if the minority republicans hadn't filibustered the bill, requiring a super majority of 60 votes to pass the bill. Republicans who cosponsored the bill Hatch (R-UT), skipped the vote , Bunning (R-KY), Gregg (R-NH) or voted NAY. President Obama tried to pass the Dream Act, and a majority of our legislators voted for it.
Mitt Romney is wrong, President Obama has provided leadership, its the republican senators who have failed to work in a bipartisan fashion to advance the good of the nation in order to advance the ambitions of the republican party.
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