This is apples and oranges.
Florida's Latino population is dominated by Cubans and Puerto Ricans. Any Cuban that touches US soil is given amnesty, and Puerto Ricans are US citizens.
Immigration is a greater concern to immigrants from Mexico and Central America, and it's Mexican-Americans that dominate Latino populations in the Southwest.
A statement from Romney regarding immigration isn't necessarily going to cost him votes in the Latino community in Florida, though it would cost him elsewhere.

@1 Thank you.

Romney obviously has a major problem with the overall Latino vote, but a Cuban in Miami is not going to have the same frame of reference as, say, a Mexican in Maricopa County.

@1, you obviously forgot that this is Slog. Common sense has no place here.

@1, your observation also explains why choosing Rubio as his VP would be stupid for both Romney and Rubio. Stupid for Romney because Rubio is Cuban and won't help Romney with the Hispanic vote. Stupid for Rubio because he'd be running mate to a candidate lies constantly, shamelessly.

There is no such thing a Cuban illegal immigrant. Any Cuban who makes it to American soil are given refuge automatically.