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Jeb Bush: U.S. economy needs immigrants because they’re ‘more fertile’
washingtonpost.com ^ | June 14, 2013 | Aaron Blake

Posted on 07/10/2015 6:21:27 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012

Former Florida governor Jeb Bush (R) argued Wednesday that the United States should pass immigration reform because the U.S. economy needs the labor of young immigrants, and immigrants are "more fertile."

"Immigrants create far more businesses than native-born Americans," Bush said at the Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to the Majority conference. "Immigrants are more fertile, and they love families, and they have more intact families, and they bring a younger population. Immigrants create an engine of economic prosperity."

Bush said immigrants are an advantage that the United States has over China, Europe and Japan, which don't have the same immigrant tradition and are struggling to find young laborers.

"If we don’t do it, we will be in decline, because the productivity of this country is dependent upon young people that are equipped to be able to work hard," Bush said.

Bush, whose wife is a Mexican-born immigrant, has long been an advocate for comprehensive immigration reform.

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From 2013. An oldie but a goodie.
1 posted on 07/10/2015 6:21:27 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: ilovesarah2012

Just wait until they have to start paying taxes,
then having to have their wives work to pay those taxes,
then have to buy larger vehicles to fit car seats in,
and grocery taxes, daycare, etc.

All these (and more) current societal pressures are why Americans aren’t as “fertile”.


2 posted on 07/10/2015 6:23:53 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: ilovesarah2012

More fertile? Sounds racist to me. Think about it... a group is more fertile.. good at baby breeding? Hey, Jeb.. people would have more children if regular folks could afford them. However, a huge chunk of our hard earned money goes to “fertile” folks who pop out babies like a Pez dispenser because of the free housing, medical, food, etc... I won’t say “hate” but I seriously dislike this guy.


3 posted on 07/10/2015 6:24:50 AM PDT by momtothree
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To: ilovesarah2012

There is not a dime’s worth of difference between Jeb & Hillary.


4 posted on 07/10/2015 6:25:30 AM PDT by kenmcg
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To: ilovesarah2012

It has been asked before and I’ll ask it again..if cheap labor is so great for our economy, why is it not helping the economies of the countries they are coming from????


5 posted on 07/10/2015 6:25:52 AM PDT by BerniesFriend (Sarah Palin-"Lord knows she's attractive" says bitter Andrea Mitchell and the rest of the MSM)
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To: ilovesarah2012

>>”Immigrants are more fertile, and they love families, and they have more intact families, and they bring a younger population. Immigrants create an engine of economic prosperity.”

Being more fertile while being on welfare is not a benefit for the host country. It is a viral infection. Bush probably loves the new Minions movie becuase that’s all we are to him and his fellow Corporatist Progressives.


6 posted on 07/10/2015 6:25:55 AM PDT by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: ilovesarah2012

What about solving the birthrate problem in America among the middle-class instead?


7 posted on 07/10/2015 6:25:56 AM PDT by wolfman23601
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To: ilovesarah2012

Jeb wants illegals to “breed” out Americans.
FUJB.


8 posted on 07/10/2015 6:27:07 AM PDT by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance.)
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To: kenmcg

> There is not a dime’s worth of difference between Jeb & Hillary.

Proof that you don’t have to be smart to be rich


9 posted on 07/10/2015 6:27:45 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: ilovesarah2012

If they’re so great for the US, Mexico should have already built a wall just to keep them.


10 posted on 07/10/2015 6:29:19 AM PDT by umgud (When under attack, victims want 2 things; God & a gun)
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To: ilovesarah2012

Does Jeb plan on breeding them?


11 posted on 07/10/2015 6:29:31 AM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt ("When you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill)
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To: ilovesarah2012

“...they love families, and they have more intact families...”

Right! One would suppose that the families who’ve sent tens of thousands of kids to the U.S. alone are somewhat LESS intact than they were a few years ago...


12 posted on 07/10/2015 6:31:23 AM PDT by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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That's racist. (seriously) Saying they're "more fertile" is not saying "immigrant families tend to have larger families".

Why can't the Jebster just GO AWAY ??? The Morlocks would actually have a better chance of getting another backstabber past us if he did. Have they gotten too arrogant and detached to realize that?

13 posted on 07/10/2015 6:35:12 AM PDT by grania
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More slaves for you Bush?


14 posted on 07/10/2015 6:38:23 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (The Sun Never Sets on Liberal Idiocy)
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To: ilovesarah2012

Bush is done. What the US economy needs is the illegals to go back to Mexico and open up the job markets here and give back to Americans that need jobs.


15 posted on 07/10/2015 6:38:27 AM PDT by Logical me
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To: ilovesarah2012

So, because illegals breed like rats, we should welcome them?

FUJB!


16 posted on 07/10/2015 6:38:42 AM PDT by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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To: ilovesarah2012
I may have to rethink Jeb. He actually admitted the whole reason that illegal immigration is being put upon USA. We do _not_ produce enough native children to even replace ourselves. Throughout history civilizations with shrinking populations die out. USA has technically passed the point of no return. Pouring in immigrant peoples from every direction may keep business functional, but USA as we know it will be and is (mostly) gone.
17 posted on 07/10/2015 6:38:52 AM PDT by veracious
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

Yeah he is already doing that like Rats... DemoRats!

Of course he is no where near as good at it as obama.


18 posted on 07/10/2015 6:39:09 AM PDT by PoloSec ( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)
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To: ilovesarah2012

More of what the Catholic church has wrought.


19 posted on 07/10/2015 6:39:55 AM PDT by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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To: ilovesarah2012; Liz; AuntB; La Lydia; sickoflibs; stephenjohnbanker; Tolerance Sucks Rocks; ...

immigrants are fertile..

OK so why don’t you get them from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France, Germany etc... all Caucasian...

most people who came from those countries had about 10 children each...my ancestors did..

Prove your point that way or shut up...


20 posted on 07/10/2015 6:40:10 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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