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Mitt Romney: Meet and Greet/Media Availability 01/17/08

2008-11-11T10:52:46Z

Mitt Romney
Media Availability/Meet and Greet
Henderson, NV 01/17/08

TRANSCRIPT:
QUESTIONER: What do you feel the most important issue to Nevada is?

MITT ROMNEY: Well as I talk to people in Nevada, I hear the same message Ive heard across the country, and that is Washington is broken, Washington has not dealt with the problems that Nevadans feel, of a concern to them. And there are a whole raft of questions. One is of course, health care. People want to make sure they dont have to worry about losing their health insurance, and Im the only person who not just talks about health care, but actually found a way to get all citizens on track to have health insurance. Number one concern, I think, right now in Nevada is the economy. Whats happening to housing, whats happening to the overall economy, can we get the economy back on track on a short term basis and long term, to make sure we have a bright economic future? So Ill be talking about those issues, as well as of course, the threat that we face from global jihad extremists. People are always concerned about Homeland Security. And then let me mention, of course, with immigration. Nevadans feel the burden of illegal immigration more than the average state in the country. They want to see an end to illegal immigration, at the same time recognize that legal immigration is a great source of economic strength. We need legal immigrants to help our economy along. But they want to see an end to illegal immigration, and Im speaking to all those messages, and I think for instance, on illegal immigration, as they look at someone like Senator McCain, theyll remember that he was the one who stood up and championed a compromise legislation in the Senate that would have provided all illegal aliens, other than those who committed crimes, to stay here in this country for the rest of their lives. And many have called that amnesty, I think its a major mistake to pursue that kind of policy. I think thats why Im getting as much warmth as I am in Nevada, is that I address those issues people care about in the state of Nevada.

QUESTIONER 2: Why should you think, though, that the Hispanic community should vote for you instead of other candidates?

ROMNEY: Hispanic voters should vote for me because I can keep America strong, I can make sure we have great schools, great health care for all our citizens. Everywhere I go, Hispanic voters are very concerned about their quality of health care and the availability of affordable insurance for every citizen. And I got the job done in Massachusetts, everybody else is just talking about it. And Hispanic voters also value legal immigration, but the great majority agree with me, we need to stop illegal immigration and enforce our border.

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