Commentary Video: Mitt Romney’s Mom Says his Dad was ‘Refugee from Mexico’ on Welfare ‘For Years’ by Gary Kopycinski on September 6, 2012 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Commentary: Heteronormativity: Grappling with Straight Privilege March 24, 2026 Former Park Forest Mayor Ostenburg Implores Chicago Cardinal Cupich to Care for St. Irenaeus Property December 16, 2025 An Angel Now Guards Our Friends in Blue: Park Forest Mourns the Loss of #204, Detective Tim Jones December 4, 2025 Commentary So it’s okay for the Romneys to come from Mexico, take "our" jobs — or fire us, depending on the narrative — and get on Welfare. Different rules for some?