As he launched his long-awaited U.S. Senate campaign in Utah, Mitt Romney spoke with The Associated Press about immigration, gun control, Russia and why he's running in Utah.
Some highlights of the phone interview with Romney:
IMMIGRATION
Romney said he agrees with President Donald Trump on the need for border security, including penalties for employers who hire illegal immigrants and stopping chain migration, a term critics use to describe family-based immigration. Romney took issue, though, with "language that's come out of Washington generally" that can make minorities and immigrants feel uncomfortable or unwelcome.
GUN CONTROL
Speaking days after 17 people died at a Florida high school shooting, Romney insisted it was an appropriate time to talk about what can be done to protect students. "I don't think we can just wait and hope things like this are going to stop of their own accord," he said.
Still, he said he wouldn't support any federal gun proposals he knows about because none would prevent school shootings, with the possible exception of an enhanced background-check proposal by Sen. Orrin Hatch. While he said most gun control should come from states, Romney said he would support regulations on bump stocks, a rapid-fire device used in the Las Vegas mass shooting.
Source : abcnews
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