Romney says illegal immigrants should register, not deported

Carolyn Hileman* | March 17, 2007

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney campaigning today in California said the nation’s estimated 12 million illegal immigrants should “register” with the government to declare their status and circumstances. Romney said he believes that undocumented immigrants living in the United States should receive no “special pathway” to legalization, but neither would he automatically deport them should they declare themselves to the government. “The first thing I’d like them to do is to register, so I know how many there are, and what their circumstances are,’’ including whether they have had children born in America, how long they have been here or if they hold jobs, he said in a telephone interview with The Chronicle from San Diego, where he was fundraising as part of a two-day state swing. “And on that basis, we can see who would receive temporary employment visas and who would instead be required to return home.’’The Voice

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