Romney Tonight: “My plan is this which is for those that have come here illegally and are here illegally today, no amnesty. Now how to people return home? Under the ideal setting in my view, you say to those who just came in recently, we’re going to send you back home immediately, just go back home.” [CNN GOP Debate, 1/30/08]

However, what does Mitt of very recent past think? Different, that’s what.

Romney Not In Favor Of Widespread Roundups. According to Romney, “I don’t believe we’re going to round up the 12 or 20 million people and deport them. I do believe we need to have the people who are here as aliens register, so we know how many there are and what category, so we can take action based on that information.” Romney continued, Im “not in favor of widespread roundups.  States should be doing what we’re doing in our state, which is seeking to empower the state police to detain those who are here illegally if they are found in the regular course of business.” [San Francisco Chronicle, 3/17/07]

We Should Not Round Up 11 Million Illegal Immigrants. Romney lobbied for registering illegal immigrants, saying, I don’t believe in rounding up 11 million people and forcing them at gunpoint from our country. With these 11 million people, let’s have them registered, know who they are. Those who’ve been arrested or convicted of crimes shouldn’t be here; those that are here paying taxes and not taking government benefits should begin a process towards application for citizenship, as they would from their home country. [Lowell Sun, 3/30/06]

Romney: No I Wouldnt Round Them All Up. During an interview with Washington Posts Dan Balz and WashingtonPost.coms Chris Cilizza, Romney said, No I wouldnt round them up as one big group and try to bus them all home at once. For instance, if you took the current bill and you said make the z-visa temporary, look at the circumstances of different people based on how long theyve been here. [Washington Post Interview, 6/13/07]

Hey, Mitt … you’re a liar.