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kpete

(71,986 posts) Fri Sep 7, 2012, 11:00 AM Sep 2012

Mitt’s Mom on her husband, George: “He was a refugee from Mexico, on welfare…”

He was a refugee from Mexico, on welfare relief, for the first years of his life.

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We heard the Romney family claim their Mexican heritage at last week’s RNC without mentioning that the reason their forefathers fled the United States of America was because polygamy had been made illegal in exchange for the admission of Utah to the Union. What we had not heard until today was Lenore Romney, Mitt’s mom, explain that her husband, George, despite his great wealth, had a very good understanding of people in need.

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So — Mitt Romney’s dad came to America, pre-welfare reform, and was on welfare despite his Mexican heritage, without his family having contributed to the system that supported himself and his family. Why does that sound so familiar, Mexicans coming to America to steal benefits from hard-working Americans that they haven’t earned?

http://my.firedoglake.com/teddysanfran/2012/09/06/mitts-mom-on-her-husband-george-he-was-a-refugee-from-mexico-on-welfare/

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Mitt’s Mom on her husband, George: “He was a refugee from Mexico, on welfare…” (Original Post) kpete Sep 2012 OP

a welfare king spanone Sep 2012 #1

Mitt LOVES the French and speaks it. Let the Freedom Fries Teabaggers know. nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #2

George Romney would not be proud of what his son has become. Blue Idaho Sep 2012 #3

+260 Angry Dragon Sep 2012 #4

it is harsh but I have to agree Skittles Sep 2012 #6

Yup - George Romney was a man who understood the dignity of work and workers. Blue Idaho Sep 2012 #8

In those days, they don't seem to have the hatred about people being on welfare treestar Sep 2012 #5

In those days, I'm not sure they had welfare at all. hughee99 Sep 2012 #12

She plainly referred to some type of help treestar Sep 2012 #13

George Romney was about as good a Republican you will find. Dannyteague Sep 2012 #7

They had welfare when George Romney was just a small child? hughee99 Sep 2012 #9

I wonder if they're talking about Mormon welfare XemaSab Sep 2012 #10

I found this: treestar Sep 2012 #14

Yeah I might vote for the Littlest Cancer Patient if his policies made any sense. sibelian Sep 2012 #11

spanone

(135,830 posts)

1. a welfare king

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 11:02 AM

Sep 2012

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,001 posts)

2. Mitt LOVES the French and speaks it. Let the Freedom Fries Teabaggers know. nt

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 11:10 AM

Sep 2012

Blue Idaho

(5,049 posts)

3. George Romney would not be proud of what his son has become.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 11:17 AM

Sep 2012

Willard is a small hearted, mean spirited, greedy little snob. His father would be ashamed of him.

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

4. +260

Reply to Blue Idaho (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 12:16 PM

Sep 2012

Skittles

(153,159 posts)

6. it is harsh but I have to agree

Reply to Blue Idaho (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 12:42 PM

Sep 2012

Romney Sr remembered where he came from and that he did not "build that alone" - his son is a privileged jerk.

Blue Idaho

(5,049 posts)

8. Yup - George Romney was a man who understood the dignity of work and workers.

Reply to Skittles (Reply #6)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 12:46 PM

Sep 2012

His son is a privileged jerk who has never built anything of any lasting worth.

treestar

(82,383 posts)

5. In those days, they don't seem to have the hatred about people being on welfare

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 12:17 PM

Sep 2012

Or I guess it was OK if it was white people.

hughee99

(16,113 posts)

12. In those days, I'm not sure they had welfare at all.

Reply to treestar (Reply #5)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 01:35 PM

Sep 2012

Or at least not from the federal government.

treestar

(82,383 posts)

13. She plainly referred to some type of help

Reply to hughee99 (Reply #12)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 02:01 PM

Sep 2012

She used the term "welfare."

United States
Main article: Social programs in the United States

President Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act, August 14, 1935
The Welfare system in the United States began in the 1930s, during the Great Depression. After the Great Society legislation of the 1960s, for the first time a person who was not elderly or disabled could receive need-based aid from the federal government.[18][dubious – discuss] Aid could include general Welfare payments. Health care through Medicaid, food stamps, special payments for pregnant women and young mothers began in the 1960's.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welfare#United_States

The Romney family fled and returned to the United States in July 1912, leaving their home and almost all of their property behind.[1][17] Romney would later say, "We were the first displaced persons of the 20th century."[18]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Romney

However, that doesn't fit. Maybe she's exaggerating, or maybe there was some sort of state or church charity.

But there was poor relief before the federal welfare programs:

http://www.socialwelfarehistory.com/programs/poor-relief/