CAVUTO: All right. But still, some prominent Republicans who think very highly of you, Governor, including the former Governor Jeb Bush of the State of Florida, are at odds with you on this particular issue. And I'm wondering whether it is in the long run potentially going to hurt you. What do you think?
ROMNEY: You know, I don't know whether it helps or hurts me politically but it is the position I have spoken of throughout this campaign. It is a position I demonstrated as governor of Massachusetts. My legislature passed a bill giving a tuition break to illegals in my state.
I vetoed that bill. I said, we should do nothing to encourage illegal immigration. I want to encourage legal immigration. Legal immigrants bring great vitality, culture, technology to our country. They are welcome. But illegal immigration threatens that.
And you know, I know we have some differences on this topic. It shouldn't be a heated topic. We don't need to make it a topic that gets people angry. But I do think that we should say that particularly with regards to this Z visa that is being described, that allowing illegal immigrants to remain in the country indefinitely and allowing all 12 million to do so is something which really puts those illegal immigrants in a position of advantage relative to those who are waiting in line legally.
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