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How big of a wedge issue will immigration be among the Republican presidential candidatesCAVUTO: Let me switch gears a little bit, Governor, while I still have you. I know you are busy on the campaign trail, but on this immigration measure that has the president's support, apparently not your own. It does from Senator John McCain. How big of a wedge issue will this be among the Republican presidential candidates?
ROMNEY: You know, that is really hard for me to predict. I think that the people I speak with as I go to Republican events agree with me that there are three key rules that we have to follow.
One is, we have to secure the border. Two is, we have to have an employment verification system to know who is here legally and who is not here legally. That is only fair to the employers to know who is who. And then, finally, for those people that are here illegally today, while it may be fine for them to apply for citizenship and to apply for permanent residency, that they should do so in line with everyone else and they should be given no advantage, no special privilege by having come here illegally.
And to do so, while it may or may not technically qualify as amnesty, is de facto amnesty because you just can't give people who came here illegally an advantage over those who have waited in line.
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