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Jeb Bush says he can beef up security at the border without the 'divisive rhetoric'
LA Times ^ | 8/3/15 | LA Times

Posted on 08/03/2015 7:13:03 AM PDT by jimbo123

Welcome to Trail Guide, your daily rundown of the ins-and-outs of the 2016 presidential campaign. It's Monday, Aug. 3 and this is what we're watching:

Jeb Bush wants to crack down on sanctuary cities and improve technology at the border in his six-point plan to cut down on illegal immigration

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Jeb Bush endorses a crackdown on sanctuary cities, an e-Verify system and border fencing as "a component" of the improved security measures he says will cut back on illegal immigration.

Bush outlined his six-point plan for border security in a post on Medium on Monday morning. and his campaign gave New Hampshire's WMUR a look in advance.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2016election; aliens; amnesty; deportjebbush; election2016; florida; illegals; jebbush; mexico
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1 posted on 08/03/2015 7:13:03 AM PDT by jimbo123
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2 posted on 08/03/2015 7:16:47 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Obamanomics:Trickle Up Poverty)
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If you like your POTUS Bush, you can keep your POTUS Bush.....


3 posted on 08/03/2015 7:18:05 AM PDT by Paladin2 (Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
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Jeb Bush as reported by the LA Times.

Yeah, that has believability written all over it. \sarcasm


4 posted on 08/03/2015 7:18:06 AM PDT by Carl Vehse ( e)
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Funny he didn’t get specific like the Donald...just said he won’t be “mean”.


5 posted on 08/03/2015 7:19:35 AM PDT by gr8eman (Don't waste your energy trying to understand commies. Use it to defeat them!)
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“Jeb Bush says he can beef up security at the border without the ‘divisive rhetoric’”

Jebbie’s kinder, gentler border control approach: “Amigos, when you tiptoe into the Estados Unidos, please don’t shoot at the border patrol, curse, or dump trash. Be well behaved as you head to the nearest welfare office to sign up for our generous array of gibmedat programs. Gracias, and buenos dias.”


6 posted on 08/03/2015 7:20:30 AM PDT by SharpRightTurn (White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
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The "Divisive Rhetoric" is the false accusations of racism against anyone who tries to deal with the problem.

7 posted on 08/03/2015 7:20:35 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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Yeb Boosh -- just as do all GOPEs and RINOs -- has absolutely, positively no intention of securing the border or controlling immigration -- legal or illegal -- once in office.

Sorry, Yeb -- You're almost as poor a liar has obama has consistently shown himself to be. Nope -- Not buying it -- Not a single word or promise.

8 posted on 08/03/2015 7:20:58 AM PDT by glennaro
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Definitely. And his adviser is Jorge Busho, his hermano.
9 posted on 08/03/2015 7:21:24 AM PDT by LouAvul (There is no more GOP. There is RAT, and RAT lite.)
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To: Carl Vehse
Q: So Yeb...precisely what will you do to crackdown on Sanctuary cities?

A: Meet with the criminals who made the cities and tell them that they're such great himan beings!!

10 posted on 08/03/2015 7:22:22 AM PDT by gr8eman (Don't waste your energy trying to understand commies. Use it to defeat them!)
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Jebbie would continue the work of his father and brother, and Clinton and Obama. Who could believe a word he says about enforcing immigration law?


11 posted on 08/03/2015 7:22:54 AM PDT by Will88
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Beefing up border security.

That sounds about like Bro putting 6,000 National Guards on the border. That turned out to be political scam. Yeah, he put 6,000 on the border — just not at the same time. They were filtered in for 2-week duty cycles and sent home. While there, they were not allowed to carry weapons and were relegated to filing paperwork and washing BP vehicles.

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It is almost funny that Perry, running ads and in interviews, is claiming he secured the border because Obama would not.

That is same Perry who called those wanting border enforcement as ‘heartless’ in one of the 2012 primary debates.

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It is difficult to trust any of them. It is not surprising that they bring out the ‘secure the border’ canard — thinking they can use it to hoodwink the voters.


12 posted on 08/03/2015 7:27:23 AM PDT by TomGuy
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A six-point plan for border security?!?!?!

There is only ONE point! Stop illegals from entering!

13 posted on 08/03/2015 7:28:31 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
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We need bold speech to counterbalance the overdose of political correctness
We have been bludgeoned with these recent years.
Jeb and the GOPe do not get it.
The pendulum must swing the other way. The health of our country depends on it. People must wake up.


14 posted on 08/03/2015 7:30:30 AM PDT by Calpublican (All Hail the Uni-Party!!!!)
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I just saw Perry saying that on Fox, earlier this morning. It was hilarious. He ended the interview by claiming he would also wipe out 0’s EO’s, then he corrected himself and said “white out”. Poor guy is his own worst enemy.


15 posted on 08/03/2015 7:33:05 AM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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Used to actually like Jebbers when he was Gov of FL until the day he gave up fighting to save Terri Schiavo. He let the little, corrupt, swamp judge block his plan to rescue her. He should have done it anyway— he would have been a hero. Since then he wasn’t the same anymore — milk and cookies are ya El Jeb-—.


16 posted on 08/03/2015 7:34:00 AM PDT by tflabo (Psalm 1)
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Does anyone ever read past headlines? Are we are so willing to let the media manipulates us? I am not a Bush fan but let’s not act like liberals..................

Does anyone here disagree with the 6 points presented?

https://jeb2016.com/securing-border-enforcing-immigration-laws/?lang=en

Border Security

1. A forward-leaning Border Patrol with the flexibility to deploy resources to meet threats.

In some cases, it takes Border Patrol agents over an hour to get to the remote and rugged areas they need to patrol. Creating more forward-operating bases maximizes agents’ time on the border by stationing them there (much like a fire station) for multiple days at a time. We also have to interdict drugs and people as close to the border as possible by using quick reaction teams that go after the threat the moment it crosses the border. An approach to border security that waits until illicit traffic is miles into the interior of the country effectively cedes sovereign U.S. territory to the cartels and smugglers. These forward-leaning Border Patrol agents should be at the front line of a multi-layered “defense in depth” where additional lines of defense increase the likelihood of detecting and apprehending illegal crossers.

The Border Patrol also must have the flexibility to deploy resources as needed. The flow of illegal immigrants can and will shift over time. For example, in the mid-2000s, the Tucson, Arizona sector saw the most traffic based on the number of apprehensions; after we applied more resources, people went to less secure areas of the border, such as the Rio Grande Valley sector in South Texas. Our border security posture must be as nimble as the cartels’ ability to shift operations to a different area.

2. Use new technologies to achieve continuous surveillance of the border.

Having the ability to detect illegal crossings is necessary to secure the border. In order to apprehend a person, you first have to know when and where a crossing occurs. That is one of the biggest problems right now—we do not have enough surveillance on the border and we are being beaten without knowing it. We can leverage technology to constantly watch the border, develop intelligence, and put our agents and resources where they are most effective at preventing and apprehending illicit border crossers.

Technology, such as drones, advanced sensors, and radar, can give our agents a fuller picture of the illegal activity that in turn will enable the country to better allocate resources on the border. More than that, technology can make securing the border safer for our agents who will not have to respond to false alarms. And because the cartels do extensive counter-surveillance on our agents through the use of spotters who report on the movement of the Border Patrol, we need to keep them guessing by using mobile technology.

3. Bolster border infrastructure and improve access to federal lands.

Road construction and maintenance can provide agents access to areas of the border that would otherwise go unpatrolled. New roads are needed on the border to secure access to remote and rugged terrain to interdict smugglers, and respond to the detection of illicit traffic by technology. Likewise, new boat ramps can provide Border Patrol riverine units more points to put their vessels in the water so they can patrol more effectively.

As noted in Immigration Wars, fencing is a component of border security. When combined with surveillance technology and agents to detect and respond to crossings, fencing or other barriers can serve several purposes, including: (1) deterring illegal entries by making it more difficult to cross the border, (2) facilitating enforcement by increasing the time available to respond and apprehend people, and (3) steering dangerous criminals and traffickers away from populated areas, improving public safety. Sufficient funding should be provided to maintain, improve, and expand fences where appropriate (e.g., based on the terrain along the border or the proximity of populated areas).

Access to federal lands is another key part of improving access to border areas. Currently, agents have to navigate byzantine environmental rules and regulations to access federal lands, which make up a large portion of the southwest border. Removing these restrictions would help untie the hands of our agents to patrol every inch of the border.

Interior Enforcement

4. Require electronic verification of employment eligibility.

Many illegal immigrants come to the United States for jobs and, despite the prohibition on hiring illegal immigrants, they are hired in large numbers. If we decrease the likelihood of being employed, crossing the border will be less rewarding. However, the current I-9 system does not effectively prevent the hiring of illegal workers. We need a strong E-Verify system to ensure that American businesses are not hiring illegal immigrants. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that allows businesses to determine the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States. Employers should not be penalized if they use E-Verify in good faith and receive an incorrect eligibility confirmation. Identity theft protections are also necessary. Finally, with an improved E-Verify, the government must enforce penalties for violations.

5. Identify and send home the people who are entering the United States and overstaying their visas or otherwise violating the terms of their admission.

In its widely-cited 2006 review, the Pew Hispanic Center estimated that nearly half of all illegal immigrants living in the United States entered the country legally through a port of entry such as an airport and overstayed their visas. While we need to find a practical solution to the status of people who are here illegally today, as we secure the border going forward, we also need to identify and send home the people who enter the country legally but overstay their visas or otherwise violate the terms of their admission.

Unfortunately, without a system in place to track adequately who has actually left the country, it is difficult to know who these individuals are. A biometric exit system must be rapidly implemented so that immigration and national security officials know with certainty who is, and is not, in this country.

We also need to increase federal resources dedicated to overstay enforcement. In FY 2012, the federal agency that investigates overstay cases, among other activities, spent less than 2 percent of their time on these cases.

Furthermore, we need to create intergovernmental task forces to locate and apprehend overstays, especially those who present public safety risks. With proper training and supervision, state and local police could augment federal agents because they know their communities and have more boots on the ground.

6. Crack down on sanctuary cities that undermine efforts to enforce immigration laws.

We should withhold federal law enforcement funds for cities that undermine federal immigration laws and make sure we detain and deport illegal immigrants who are serious criminals. We should also expand federal partnerships that train state and local police to help enforce immigration laws, particularly in jails and prisons. When I was Governor of Florida, the state was a trailblazer in working with the federal government to enforce immigration laws. In 2002, Florida signed the first agreement with the federal government under the Section 287(g) program, which trains state and local police to help enforce immigration laws.

These six proposals, when combined with a rigorous path to earned legal status, would realistically and honestly address the status of the 11 million people here illegally today and protect against future illegal immigration. While passions run high on this issue, there is no rational plan to deport millions of people that the American people would support. It would disrupt communities and families and could cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars. The policies I am advocating can ultimately receive bipartisan support in Congress and become law. President Obama has had six-and-a-half years to address our broken immigration system. Instead of leading the nation towards consensus, he has divided the country. One has to ask whether he is more interested in providing a wedge issue for his party than offering a solution for the country. There should be no doubt where I stand. I am committed to addressing the problem of illegal immigration in a comprehensive fashion so we can respond to the legitimate concerns of the American people and build stronger support for legal immigration, which if done properly can be a catalyst to bring us to strong, sustained economic growth that will benefit every American.


17 posted on 08/03/2015 7:37:06 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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LOL


18 posted on 08/03/2015 7:38:02 AM PDT by kjam22 (my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
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WOW is the Left Wing Media rushing to help Little Jebbie today.


19 posted on 08/03/2015 7:39:59 AM PDT by Zathras
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Dem Lite and full blown Lib when nobody’s looking.


20 posted on 08/03/2015 7:42:52 AM PDT by GoneSalt
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