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Mitt Romney: I believe the status of young people who come here through no fault of their own is an important matter to be considered…

On the recordJune 14, 2012
I believe the status of young people who come here through no fault of their own is an important matter to be considered and should be solved on a long-term basis, so they know what their future would be in this country. I think the action that the president took today makes it more difficult to reach that long-term solution, because an executive order is, of course, just a short-term matter. It can be reversed by subsequent presidents.
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Mitt Romney
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Romney expresses concern that Obama's immigration policy change complicates finding a long-term solution.

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