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Mitt Romney: Train Local Officers to Enforce Immigration Laws
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney says more state and local police agencies ought to consider making deals with the federal government to have their officers trained in enforcing federal immigration law. While state and local police have generally stayed out of immigration enforcement in the past, an increasing number of agencies nationwide have applied to have their officers trained to make immigration arrests or speed up deportations. Near the end of his tenure as governor of Massachusetts, Romney signed a deal to have 30 state troopers trained to make immigration arrests. His successor, Gov. Deval Patrick, rescinded the policy. Officials were renegotiating the deal with the goal to train corrections officers to help identify illegal immigrants. "I think it's a good idea for us to communicate that we intend to enforce our laws," Romney said Tuesday.
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Romney said the government ought to impose punishments on employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants, and he criticized proposed pathways to legal status for illegal immigrants. "If people would like to apply to become a United States citizen to get a green card, they are welcome to do so," he said. "But there should not be an advantage given to people who are here illegally to do so."
© 2007 Associated Press.
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