re: #133 erik_t

Obama has been pushing for the DREAM act. What about Romney’s principles (lol) or actions make you think that he would also be in favor of such a solution?

Nobody except the looniest of fringe wingnuts really believes that deporting every last illegal immigrant and their descendants would be realistic. It’s just not possible. Some form of amnesty (by whatever process) is going to be necessary along with better border control.
I haven’t been following very closely today but Obama has said he’s going to stop deportations of certain illegal immigrants, correct?
That still leaves a very significant problem. They are still illegal, many are abused and exploited by employers because of their immigration status, they don’t pay taxes, etc. Immigration reform is very complicated and sadly we are partially dependent on an illegal immigrant workforce for agricultural work, service industry and construction in many states. It’s how we maintain our lavish lifestyles. Simply halting the deportations doesn’t do much to solve the problem or provide a long term solution.