Short Term Gain Vs. Long Term Solutions

Univision: Jorge Ramos and Maria Elana Salinas Interview Mitt Romney (Immigration)

Romney Hopes To Have Immigration Reform Done By Time He Takes Office

 

Both President Obama and Governor Romney addressed immigration reform on Univision, a television network, in front of a vastly large Hispanic viewership. The race will be decided on narrowly based percentages in favor of either candidates. Directing such an important issue, in front of an audience who may be impacted the most from such reforms, has been the way of gaining that marginal percentage advantage that will make that difference of who becomes the next President of the United States.   

With each interview, we see that both candidates are still  not giving away any concrete solutions to the many immigration problems we are still facing. President Obama has implemented a two-year program called Deferred Action on August 15th,2012. Only a few months before the finale election. Many concluded that the Executive Order measure was made, by the President, to hold on to the Hispanic voters. This order only provides a temporary solution for children whom were brought to this country by his or her parents. The question that will later come up is: what will happen after those two years? Did anything really change?

Governor Romney was correct when he referred to this reform as a temporary bandage. However, he himself does not give away much about the types of solutions he has for immigration reform. Several times during the interview, he has mention the words "permanent solutions", he never directly commits to saying whether this means he will grant permanent residency to illegal youths. However using the word "permanent" has made the ears of many viewers  perk up a little close to what Governor Romney has to say about such reform for the youth.