tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532313388110978122.post5763007836997820249..comments2023-10-28T00:47:18.069-07:00Comments on Weeks Population: Immigrant Nostalgia From Mitt RomneyJohn Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04069566137451684355noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532313388110978122.post-70387170076747495382012-09-18T14:31:17.389-07:002012-09-18T14:31:17.389-07:00It can be said, that Mitt Romney’s comments about ...It can be said, that Mitt Romney’s comments about immigration were assumed in part to appeal to Mexican and ethnic voters in the US. However, Romney was definitely referring to Europeans, or the “drive[n] ones” of American society. In the book, Chapter 2 talks about the United States’ loose policies on immigration, which led to the doubling of the Hispanic population between 1980 and 2000, but current policies show a stark contrast due to the fact of failed integration, job scarcity, and immigrant scapegoating of inadequate economic growth. Additionally, although it is said that Republicans are much harsher on immigration than Democrats, what’s astonishing is that Obama’s campaign has deported more illegal immigrants than the Bush Administration ever did. Even with increased deportation, Obama created the Dream Act, which helps young illegal immigrants stay in the US in order to attain an education and/or work, raising alarms by concerned anti-immigration voters.Hranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16797691218507978157noreply@blogger.com