Arizona governor supports Mitt Romney for president

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
2/27/2012
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)

Controversial governor enacted tough immigration laws, wagged finger at president

Controversial Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer endorsed Mitt Romney for president during her appearance on TV's "Meet the Press." Brewer said she sees Romney as the most electable candidate to challenge President Obama this fall. She says she made her conclusion after meeting with the candidates and after a debate this week in Arizona.

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has become both an icon - and highly notorious for efforts to curb illegal immigration after she led an effort to install one of the nation's toughest immigration laws.

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LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - "I have decided that I am going to publicly endorse Mitt Romney. I think he's the man that can carry the day," Brewer said. "I think Mitt is by far the person who can go in and win."

Brewer has become both an icon - and highly notorious for efforts to curb illegal immigration after she led an effort to install one of the nation's toughest immigration laws.

Brewer also drew attention for a recent confrontation with President Obama on an airport tarmac. She was widely photographed waving a finger at the president after greeting him and handing him a handwritten note.

While Brewer described the exchange as being driven by Obama's dissatisfaction with her book, the president later described the exchange as being "not a big deal."

Romney is seen as the leader in Arizona, the winner of which is awarded all of the state's delegates to the Republican National Convention this summer.

Forty-three percent of likely Republican primary voters said they intend to vote for Romney in a NBC News/Marist poll released midweek; he was followed by former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum at 27 percent, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at 16 percent and Texas Rep. Ron Paul at 11 percent.

Arizona hosts its primary on Tuesday, along with Michigan. A larger group of states host their primaries or caucuses a week later, on Super Tuesday. Brewer says she expects "Super Tuesday" to end the battle for the nomination, even if Santorum were to continue fighting.

"He might be in it but I think it'll be overwhelmingly decided after Super Tuesday," she said.

The poll also suggested that a Republican candidate who might embrace Arizona's tough laws targeting illegal immigrants would fare better among primary voters. Brewer was highly vocal of the law, which requires police officers to check the citizenship papers of people they stop or arrest if the officer suspects the person may be in this country illegally.

Sixty-seven percent of likely Republican primary voters say they would be more likely to support a candidate who backs that law, while 25 percent said it would have no effect. Six percent of Republicans said a candidate's support for the law would make it less likely to win their vote.

The poll also found that 24 percent of Arizona Republicans said Romney best represents their views on immigration, while 20 percent said Gingrich, and 18 percent said Santorum.

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Keywords: Jan Brewer, Mitt Romney, Immigration, finger wagging

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Greg
1 year ago
@Mary Jo Ybarra
I have to disagree with you Mary. We have laws in this land. It is "illegal" to do something and in this case, they are illegal immigrants, as stated. Meaning, they are in the country illegally as immigrants. They have broken a law of immigration. It says nothing about being an illegal human.

If you are speeding and get caught, I don't think you were undocumented driving but performing illegal driving.
techwreck
1 year ago
Mary Jo, illegal means outside of the law or breaking the law. No amount of politically correct language will change the fact that the first act of illegal immigrants in our country is to break our immigration laws. Many illegals follow this crime by stealing another American's Social Security number which can eventually cost a legal American his retirement check. Illegal immigration is both illegal and immoral, and a number of our liberal progressive bishops are misleading the faithful by suggesting that the civil authorities can not morally regulate immigration. That is not the teaching of the Church regarding civil authority.
Rob
1 year ago
Robert, I don't disagree. I honestly think that both of them have a lot of problems, albiet Santorum is somewhat more consistent. But what troubles me is the difference between the message and the voting record. Romney would be better off if he would just admit he's a moderate. I saw polls this weekend that said Obama is starting to pick back up in his ratings amongst independents. Not sure what that means, but not good.
Robert Burford
1 year ago
The Republican big wigs are around and are spending money to elect Romney. Follow the money. Yet Santorum has a message and Romney vaselates too much from that message. He talks out of bothsides of his mouth and contradicts himself. Voters can be fooled but maybe just maybe they are starting to wakeup and listen. You will know them by their deeds.
Mary Jo Ybarra
1 year ago
Please consider using the word "undocumented". As Catholics we should be examples to others. No human is illegal,we are children of God.

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