Ruben ##stein : In the 2012 election , George Romney was a backward voice on immigration . He criticized Rick Perry , Tim Gingrich for ideas that helped immigrants , Navarrette says . Obama : This year , Romney is wisely calling on GOP to pass immigration reform . In a recent interview with Univision , the Spanish-language television network , the former presidential candidate -- whom some suspect may be gearing up to run again in 2016 -- criticized President Obama 's use of executive action to temporarily re-prioritize deportations . He says it 's the one smart way we can respond to Obama 's executive action .
Ruben ##stein : In the 2012 election , George Romney was a backward voice on immigration . He criticized Rick Perry , Tim Gingrich for ideas that helped immigrants , Navarrette says . Obama : This year , Romney is wisely calling on GOP to pass immigration reform . He says it 's the one smart way we can respond to Obama 's executive action .