Mitt Romey's Stance on Immigration vs. His Religion

Considering this is the first year that I will be able to vote, I have chosen a story about one of the political candidates.  I want to be as informed as I can about each candidate before it comes time to vote so that I can make the right decision that will best benefit myself and my political beliefs.  In this article from the Las Angeles Times it discusses Mitt Romney's stance on immigration and how it coincides with his religious beliefs.  According to the article Romney has a very firm stance on immigration which goes against his beliefs as a Mormon.  The Mormon community, in this article it specifically addresses Arizona's Mormon community, supports and provides for illegal immigrants as long as they are working towards citizenship and not committing crimes.  Romney does not agree with this, which shows to his skeptics that he is not completely, as the article says, "beholden" to his religion.  I think it is important for issues like this to be known because if someone based their vote solely on their knowledge that Romney was a Mormon they wouldn't completely understand his stance on many controversies.  To check out the article go to http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-latino-mormons-20120228,0,318640.story.

My Political Beliefs

We place people under many categories to decide if we agree with their beliefs or if they will be a source of argument.  The terms "democrat" and "republican" are simply another one of those tools.  People always want to know which one I reside under and I normally say republican.   The thing is I don't believe myself to be put under a category based on my political beliefs, because I don't think my political beliefs are one or the other.  Granted my beliefs tend to lean more toward the liberal ideology but there are some aspects that are more conservative.    For instance I disagree with Obama in his belief that the wealthy should have higher taxes.  I believe that there should be a flat rate for taxes so that way people would be paying less for taxes if they made less in salary, as well as if they made more they would pay more.   But on the other side I support pro choice, which is considered a more liberal view.  I believe that it is a woman’s choice on whether or not she wants to keep her baby because each situation given in which an abortion is considered is different, with different incentives.  I hope to gain further knowledge about the U.S. government and about each controversy so that I can shape my beliefs based on what I truly believe and not what the people surround me believe.