Romney is a conservative on Immigration

Reasons to agree

1. “The voters have spoken loud and clear on the issue of bilingual education. We need to respect the wishes of the people of Massachusetts and recognize that immersion creates a level playing field in our classrooms that allows non-English speakers to succeed,” Governor Mitt Romney, 05-01-2003 Press Release
2. “For generations of immigrants, learning English has been the key to unlocking the American Dream,” said Romney. “My proposal will give thousands more the opportunity to achieve success for themselves and their families.” Governor Mitt Romney, 01-28-2005 Press Release
3. "The current system puts up a concrete wall to the best and brightest, yet those without skill or education are able to walk across the border. We must reform the current immigration laws so we can secure our borders...and increase legal immigration into America." Governor Mitt Romney
4. "There's only one condition on getting your Ph.D. here in the U.S. and that is: You leave as soon as you get it," he told New Hampshire Republicans gathered for their annual convention. "Let me tell you, you get a Ph.D. here in one of our great institutions, I want you to stay. . . . It makes no sense that we put up a big concrete wall against those who have education and skills but our doors have been wide open to people that have neither." Governor Mitt Romney
5. “The scope of our nation’s illegal immigration problem requires us to pursue and implement new solutions wherever possible,” said Romney. “State Troopers are highly trained professionals who are prepared to assist the federal government in apprehending immigration violators without disrupting their normal law enforcement routines.” Governor Mitt Romney, 12-13-2006
6. "Mr. Romney not only opposes illegal immigration, but he told National Review that he is also 'against an amnesty and against anything that provides an incentive for people to come here illegally.'" - http://washtimes.com/op-ed/20060314-095241-8553r.htm
7. "We need to make America more attractive for legal immigrants for citizens and less attractive for illegal immigrants. I want to see more immigration in our country, but more legal immigration and less illegal immigration." (AP, June 23, 2006)
8. “Reilly, Romney Spar Over Immigrant Tuition Bill”, Evan Lehmann, AP, Lowell Sun, “A bill to let children of illegal immigrants pay the same lower tuition rate at state colleges as other Massachusetts residents sparked a political sparring match yesterday between Attorney General Thomas Reilly and the Romney administration.”, “Reilly held a mid-day news conference at the Statehouse to urge lawmakers to pass the legislation. He called Gov. Mitt Romney "out of touch" for opposing the legislation. Romney vetoed a similar bill last year.”, “Romney quickly called reporters into his Statehouse office to chastise Reilly for advocating a bill he said would encourage illegal behavior.”, “Romney said the state's focus should be on helping legal immigrants. ‘Giving children of illegal immigrants a tuition break would act as an incentive to draw in more illegal immigrants to Massachusetts,’ Romney said.“’I believe the attorney general has taken leave of the law,’ Romney said. ‘The law has to be enforced by the chief law enforcement officer of the state.’"