Perhaps taking a cue from comedian George Lopez, who during his HBO special Saturday night said Romney will never win the Latino vote because Romney’s a Chicano and won’t admit it, the Romney campaign began airing its ninth Spanish-language TV ad today, in which son Craig talks about the family’s Mexican roots:
(translated) “He [Mitt] values very much that we are a nation of immigrants. My grandfather George was born in Mexico. For our family the greatness of the United States is how we respect and help each other, regardless of where we come from. As president, my father will work on a permanent solution to the immigration system, working with leaders of both parties.”
The problem Latinos have with Mitt’s message is that he’s already articulated his plans for immigration policy in America.
He would make it so intolerable for undocumented immigrants to live in the United States, whether they came here at the age of 2 or 22, that they would voluntarily pick up and leave for Mexico or Honduras or Nicaragua. It’s hard to imagine what it must feel like to uproot yourself from the only country you’ve ever known and leave for a country notorious for drugs, violence and government corruption.
Yet Mitt is telling them to just roll with it — laws are laws, whether just or unjust.
We don’t know why he’s even trying to sell Latinos on his campaign, since he seems to know few Latinos actually want what he’s selling.
Reports show that the Obama campaign is outspending the Romney camp 7-to-1 on Spanish-language ads in battleground states like Nevada, Colorado and Florida. Romney spent a measly $500,000 on Spanish language ads since May.
A bit of advice, Willard: Instead of using that money on courting the Latino vote — which you have no chance on winning — why don’t you buy yourself another car elevator for your fourth summer home?
You have no chance in reaching the Latino 40-percent mark required of any presidential candidate who wins the White House. Don’t believe us? We’ll bet you $10,000.
Spanish-language TV ad from Romney 2012 campaign:
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Been saying it for a while now. Romney dropped the ball. All he had to do to win over some Latinos is say “I had family in Latin America and still have family in Latin America, therefore I can’t hate Latinos” That would have been enough. Instead he pandered to the most vile elements of the right wing.
However, there is always a chance he can win 40%. If Bush could do so could Romney. Especially if he chooses the right running mate.
Romney is Mexican??? Did you hear his spanish at the end? lol He probably really practiced hard for it! You could tell he was reading. No thanks, Craig Romney. Any man who wants to banish his own people (hahaha) is not honorable nor inteligent. No way does he get my vote!
Claiming to be Mexican just Now? It does not work that way.
@Natalia de Cuba.
Actually they did and he produced it. People were shocked because his father was born also born in Mexico. That’s why Mitt always refers to his father as born to “Anglo-Americans” in Mexico when he speaks of him.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/29/mitt-romney-birth-certificate_n_1554412.html
@ Hector Alamo. Romney is also pro-immigration, but against illegal immigration and panders to the worst segments of the right, again, when it comes to those who entered illegally as children. But I don’t see that as a roadblock to getting 40%. As you once pointed out in one of your articles, legal Latinos are at times massively against illegal Latinos. Now that Romney has the nomination it would be wise to seek Jeb Bush. This will help him win the critical state of Florida and Latinos in the Southwest as Jeb’s wife is Mexican. Plus, Jeb’s opinion articles on comparing the immigration experience of the past to today are some of the most well researched and factual out there. Yes, Tea Partiers/Grassroots Repupbs hate the Bush clan but there is no way they will vote for Obama or sit out the election.
bullshit
vomit
PLEASE STOP TRYING… IT’S NOT NATURAL, IT’S FAKE!!!
Grasping at straws much?
Idiot!
Why not?
IDIOTA,,,,,como que suena mas lindo
Is he really? What like 1/500th? I’m still not voting for him. Is this his way of trying to get the latino vote?
Stop!!!! he is a poser…..
Totally agree with this article. Mexican or not, his stance on immigration is what makes him an unviable candidate for progressive and hardworking Latinos like us.
he reminds me of the charecter martin sheen played in the stephen King movie Dead Zone–with christopher walkins — the presidential candidate that put a baby in front of him to save himself.
I hope he wins!
They are as much mexican as I am white…… GTFOH…..trying to pnader to the latin voters…. dont fall for it mi gente!!!!
Just because a person has family from a certain place doesn’t make a person a member of that community. Being Latino/Chicano/Hispanic or whatever we call ourselves is about a hell of a lot more than just a place of birth, its about culture and community
Mister romney is half wetback!?? ..teaparty is not going to like this!
Heritage is Heritage people. If he was a White Democrat talking about his Mexican heritage all you would be going down on him.
What Mexican heritage?!
Don’t care Mittens. You aren’t getting the Latino vote. Go flip-flop elsewhere.
@NG: So Romney’s stance carries less weight than 0bama’s actions? 0bama has deported folks at rate that is more than double what bush did. Even worse than this, 0bama has more actively prosecuted the war on drugs, which is by far the more damaging policy that harms latinos and our bretheren in our respective countries of ethnic origin.
I will take Romney’s words rather than 0bama’s actions. Romney is pro business and he understands that immigration is important to business.
He is not Mexican lol
STFU and GTFO, Romney.
That’s great that his son speaks Spanish…so do parrots. With the amount of money he’s hiding in overseas accounts, he can buy Rosetta Stone for his son, but not for himself. That’s how much he values his “heritage”…by pawning it off to someone else.
SMH out of his fucking mind. You can’t be hispanic/latino/Mexican or whatever when it suits you. Estúpido.
Only when it’s convenient.
Where is the man’s birth certificate….?