In response to a charge that he is anti-immigration, Mitt Romney stated that his father was born in Mexico.
Does that make George Romney an “immigrant”?
George Romney was born to American parents living in the Mormon Colonies in Mexico. But was he then of Mexican nationality? Or was he in fact an American, born to American parents, who happened to be living in Mexico at the time?
Mitt was clearly implying that his father was a Mexican immigrant when he stated that his father was born in Mexico. But was George Romney in fact an immigrant? Of course not. He even ran for president, something he could not have done if he had been an immigrant.
This is indicative of two things.
1. Where one is born does not, in and of itself, determine your nationality or citizenship. Parentage is important too, specifically, their nationalities.
2. Mitt is either stupid or he was dissembling when he mentioned where his father was born, in an attempt to deflect the criticism that he is anti-immigration.