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Mitt Romney will ‘study and consider’ Marco Rubio’s Republican alternative to the DREAM Act

By Callum Borchers

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  April 18, 2012

Mitt Romney’s campaign said Wednesday that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee will “study and consider” the immigration bill outlined by Florida Senator Marco Rubio but stopped short of offering an endorsement. Rubio is putting together a conservative alternative to the DREAM Act, which would facilitate citizenship for illegal immigrant youths who enroll in college or enlist in the military. His plan would allow these young illegal immigrants to stay in the United States but would deny them citizenship.

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