Obama dangled this argument in an attempt to scare Hispanic voters away from Romney. But it is inaccurate. At a Republican primary debate on Feb. 22, 2012, Romney said that Arizona’s e-Verify provision, which requires employers to check worker eligibility, should be a model for all states. He was not referring to the state’s entire controversial immigration law, SB1070, which included a provision that empowers police to check the immigration status of people they detain if they have reason to suspect that person was in the U.S. illegally.
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