Jeb Bush to NR: ‘I Just Think You’re Wrong on Immigration’

National Review ^ | 4/30/15 | BRENDAN BORDELON

[jimbo123]

Prospective Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush clashed with National Review editor-in-chief Rich Lowry over immigration policy on Thursday, telling Lowry “I love you. I just think you’re wrong on immigration.”

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“This isn’t a zero-sum game,” Bush said, taking issue with Wisconsin governor Scott Walker’s contention that an immigration policy should, first and foremost, be based on protecting American workers and American wages.

“[If] you want to grow at 4 percent instead of 2 percent per year, you need younger, more dynamic people inside of our economy to get to 4 percent growth,” he said. “You can’t do it with a declining population, you can’t do it with a pathetic productivity rate,” he continued, warning that America ran the risk of going the way of Japan and parts of Europe if it didn’t institute immigration reforms.

[jimbo123]

"you need younger, more dynamic people inside of our economy..."

[jimbo123]

"you need younger, more dynamic people inside of our economy..."

[southernerwithanattitude]

“We must have low wage uneducated workers to exploit!!”

[proxy_user]

If we wanted, we could get lots of college-educated Europeans in their 20s.

That, however, would be too sensible.

[CptnObvious]

“We must have low wage uneducated workers to exploit!!”

We mustn't use Amercian Teenage Citizens, they know too much!

/Sarcasm OFF

[jimbo123]

"you need younger, more dynamic people inside of our economy..."

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

:: you need younger, more dynamic people inside of our economy ::

And these “younger” and “more dynamic” people could not support the economy of their original homeland because...?

Jeb...
Jeb...
Bueller.?

[Maceman]

“[If] you want to grow at 4 percent instead of 2 percent per year, you need younger, more dynamic people inside of our economy to get to 4 percent growth,” he said. “You can’t do it with a declining population, you can’t do it with a pathetic productivity rate,” he continued, warning that America ran the risk of going the way of Japan and parts of Europe if it didn’t institute immigration reforms.

Well maybe the feds and We the People ought to adopt policies that encourage and support marriage, including lowering income taxes to make it more affordable and stop the failed and destructive War on Poverty.

And discouraging, if not outlawing, abortion.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Bush is such a fool. The declining population and productivity have EVERYTHING to do with the Welfare State. And bringing more people in just adds to the burden. I’d be all for immigration if we got rid of Welfare.

Bush just can’t get it through hiss head that you can’t have a Welfare State and unrestricted, mass immigration.

[b4its2late]

A total fool and a tool.

[Yaelle]

I’m so insulted with Heb (the original Spanish pronunciation) calling us white people “not dynamic” (I assume he means shiftless) that I’m about to go loot a Walgreens.

[Theodore R.]

A total fool and a tool.

Well, that settles it: Jebbie will win then!

[Diogenesis]

Champagne-drinking Jeb made Terry Shiavo
“not dynamic”, and now is so eager to replace
her with criminal illegals.

[b4its2late]

Oh God help us.

[wolfman23601]

We have entire cities in poverty and people literally rioting in the streets... and this guy wants to encourage and legalize millions of unskilled workers? Let’s relocate the young people of Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Detroit to where the jobs are and pay them to do something for a change.

[Cowboy Bob]

And what makes Jeb Bush think HE is right??

[Cowboy Bob]

“[If] you want to grow at 4 percent instead of 2 percent per year, you need younger, more dynamic people inside of our economy to get to 4 percent growth,” he said.

Then why does US Government policy punish middle-class families for having children??

[alloysteel]

And the current flood of illegal immigrants are not noted for being the “younger, more dynamic people” who can be counted upon to grow our economy.

The illegals come with an attitude, and no inkling of what it takes to become a real asset to what has always been described as “the American dream”.

They bring their barrios and mindsets and social unrest with themselves, unable to shed them at the border, of no value to this country and probably of little value even in their land of origin. Only scantily educated even in their native language, and with no wish or intention of EVER integrating with the wider American culture, the only thing they bring is a warm body, probably great for population counts, but far from being a zero-sum game, they create a negative in the averages of skills, wealth, and enterprise.

[rockrr]

I think that it is darned considerate for Jeb to give us concrete reasons why not to vote for him.

[mrsmel]

Or the highly skilled, well-educated, with a strong work ethic, white South Africans who are being genocided. After putting them behind the 8 ball, western countries are making it very difficult for them to emigrate to our countries-just the kind of people that they claim we need so much.