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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Tadsamillionaire who wrote (13052)	8/15/2007 11:30:55 AM
From: Ann Corrigan	Respond to of 224717

Romney/Giuliani shootout over immigration--which one has the better record in your opinion?: >GOP rivals spar on immigration They debate border control, sanctuary cities By Brian C. Mooney, Globe Staff \| August 15, 2007 The campaigns of rival Republican presidential candidates Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney yesterday stepped up their efforts to out-tough each other on the issue of illegal immigration. Reacting to Romney's repeated characterizations of New York City as a sanctuary for illegal immigrants during Giuliani's term, Giuliani's campaign fired back yesterday, questioning why Romney, as governor, never tried to crack down on Cambridge and Somerville, two Massachusetts cities that called themselves sanctuaries for illegal immigrants, while he was in office. Romney's camp, which has zeroed in on Giuliani's pro-immigrant policies as a potential soft spot, dismissed the charge as a red herring and challenged Giuliani to "explain or disavow these city sanctuary policies." During stops in South Carolina yesterday, Giuliani reiterated his plan for tight border controls, including a 700-mile fence, another 1,200 miles of "technological fence," a tamper-proof identification card, and a database that would be used to track all non-citizens. "I promise you, we can end illegal immigration," he told a group at a local community center in Aiken, S.C., according to the Associated Press. Giuliani has consistently framed immigration as a security issue first and has had less to say about what he would do about the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants now in the United States. In response to Romney's criticisms in recent days, Giuliani senior adviser Jim Dyke yesterday tried to turn the tables on Romney, who was campaigning in Oklahoma and Texas. "Why should the American people believe Governor Romney has the right kind of executive experience for America when he claims he was powerless to take action against the three sanctuary cities in Massachusetts who refused to enforce illegal immigration laws?" the statement said. "If there were 'statutes' or 'formulas' standing in Romney's way, then why didn't he take action to change them?"<