Posted on 09/21/2015 1:54:03 PM PDT by jimbo123
Jeb Bush responded to hecklers chanting “no hope without our vote” on Monday by reiterating his support for granting a pathway to citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants.
The protest came minutes into the GOP presidential candidate's speech at the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s national convention.
Bush addressed the demonstrators directly, sharing a more moderate piece of his immigration program that has drawn the ire of some conservatives. “Here’s what I believe. I believe we need immigration reform. I’ve been clear about this. I believe that DREAM Act kids should have a path to citizenship,” he said. “I’ll continue to be consistently for it irrespective of what the political ramifications of that are.”
Once the protests died down, Bush continued with a jab at Donald Trump, the front-runner for the Republican nomination, with whom he’s sparred repeatedly over immigration.
“If one of the candidates for president was looking how to make America great again, just hold up high the examples of Hispanic Latina successful businesswomen,” he said, echoing Trump’s campaign slogan.
“That’s what makes America great.”
At last week’s Republican debate, Trump doubled down on his insistence that immigrants speak English and refused to apologize for tweeting about Bush’s Mexican-American wife.
During Monday’s speech, Bush needled Trump on both attacks. He noted that his wife is an “American by choice,” and compared the passion of an immigrant to that of someone who converted religions.
“Americans by choice area also pretty fierce about this great country,” he said.
“And my wife, as an American, just as many people in this room are, the notion that she’s not, its laughable, its totally laughable.”
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FUJB!! Amnesty pimps need not apply.
I agree they should have a path, but it should be a path to Mexico.
Murderer accomplice Jeb Bush gave Terri Schiavo
no path to even a glass of water.
Jeb is running for President Of Mexico.
He’s in the wrong country.
Stop spouting Jebberish!
Yeah, the evidence of the benefits of our fast & loose immigration policy of the past 50 years are all around us.
He and his friends are filling there pockets at the expense of the rest of us.
When did America become a resource for elites like Bush to mine for their own benefit?
They belong in prison.
They already are citizens....of Mexico. They should be forced to go back there.
A pathway already exists .... apply for citizenship like me and my wife are doing ... and countless others have already done.
WHY?
I went to a county fair yesterday. We don’t have to bother going to Mexico anymore...it’s here.
Jeb is not going to be knocked away from the trough that easily.
But hell, there is a BRAND that has to be protected here, and right now, that is Job #1 for the Bush standard bearer.
No, I am not a smartass…I’m a skilled, trained professional in pointing out the obvious and I speak fluent sarcasm.
I am dreaming of Jeb Bush as President of Mexico. What about my dream?
It’s about rule of law. If you reward people for standing in line and filling out forms, that is what they will do. If you reward people for paying coyotes to sneak them across the border that is what they will do. A countries immigration policy needs to be for the benefit of that country. To have immigration be to our benefit we would have to be in control of it. -— Captain Obvious
Jebbie the so called “American Dream” is for Americans not Mexicans..
That’s why it’s called AMERICAN..
Let the Mexicans get their own Mexican Dream...back home in Mexico...
Let the mope dig his own grave : )
It was horrific how he treated Terri. He should be questioned about this. Yet I have not heard anybody doing it. It showed his lack of basic human compassion. The only ones he has compassion for are illegal aliens.
Yep. All I have to do is drive across town. The East side of our city looks just like Mexico.
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