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Romney’s public immigration stand evolves again as he calls for a new ‘merit-based’ system favoring those with skills and money

GOP Senate candidate Mitt Romney’s public stand on U.S. immigration policy evolved again Wednesday — this time he is suggesting a “merit-based” system to favor those who have the skills and resources most likely to help build the country.

He told a group of state Republican delegates that he supports President Donald Trump’s proposals for that. Romney said would-be immigrants would earn points for such things as speaking English, having needed job skills, or for building up savings that “would keep them from being a burden on society.”

That led Jenny Wilson, the leading Democrat challenging Romney, to say, “You would get points for speaking English?