Gingrich: Romney self-deportation plan a fantasy

DORAL, Florida (AP) — Republican Newt Gingrich says Mitt Romney’s call for self-deportation of illegal immigrants is an “Obama-level” fantasy that is inhumane to long-established families living in the United States.

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Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, center, talks with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, left, and Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, right, during a break in a Republican presidential debate Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

ion to face Obama in the November election spoke during a forum Wednesday with the Spanish-language network Univision.

Romney has said he favors what he calls “self-deportation” over policies that require the U.S. government to round up illegal immigrants.

Gingrich says Romney’s proposal reflects a candidate who lives “in a world of Swiss bank accounts and Cayman Island accounts.” That was a jab at Romney’s wealth.

Romney was taping his own segment with Univision later Wednesday.