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Jeb Bush Thinks He Can Persuade The Republican Base To Get Behind Immigration Legislation
BuzzFeed ^ | December 16, 2014 | Andrew Kaczynski

Posted on 12/17/2014 10:10:26 AM PST by C19fan

In his first interview since he announced Tuesday that he was actively exploring the possibility of running for president, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said he thought he could persuade the Republican base to support his position on immigration. Bush has advocated for Republicans to soften their tone on immigration, and has repeatedly called on Congress to address the issue with comprehensive legislation. “A candidate gets to persuade,” Bush said to Miami’s NBC 6. “I think there’s a compelling case that if we want to be young and dynamic again, we have to make legal immigration easier than illegal immigration, that we control our borders, enforce the laws. But that we embrace our immigrant heritage and allow our country to take off. You gotta do both.”

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2016; 2016election; aliens; andrewkaczynski; bush; buzzfeed; election2016; florida; immigration; jebbush; kaczucker; nomorebushes; potus; theroyalfamily
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What an arrogant prick. I am not voting for a candidate who is for the decimation of the Middle Class.
1 posted on 12/17/2014 10:10:26 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan

I hope he doesn’t run, primarily because I’ve already had my fill of Jeb.


2 posted on 12/17/2014 10:12:12 AM PST by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: C19fan

If Jeb really believes that, he is clueless.


3 posted on 12/17/2014 10:12:14 AM PST by jospehm20
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To: C19fan

Promising he’ll immigrate to Cuba rather than run here would be something I would support.


4 posted on 12/17/2014 10:12:22 AM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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“What an arrogant prick. I am not voting for a candidate who is for the decimation of the Middle Class.”
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I agree!


5 posted on 12/17/2014 10:12:49 AM PST by mongo141 (Revolution ver. 2.0, just a matter of when, not a matter of if!)
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To: onyx
"I’ve already had my fill of Jeb."

Amen to that.
6 posted on 12/17/2014 10:13:05 AM PST by The Louiswu (what is art?)
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To: C19fan

Jerk has no chance of being elected.

He’s only a placeholder to assure that the demonRAT gets elected.


7 posted on 12/17/2014 10:13:38 AM PST by Westbrook (Children do not divide your love, they multiply it.)
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“I think there’s a compelling case that if we want to be young and dynamic again, we have to make legal immigration easier than illegal immigration, that we control our borders, enforce the laws”

You want to make legal immigration easier? That’s a valid discussion to have. AFTER we close the borders and deport the illegals.

Until then, we won’t budge an inch, because if we concede anything now, then border security and enforcement will never happen.


8 posted on 12/17/2014 10:14:02 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: The Louiswu

Ditto.


9 posted on 12/17/2014 10:14:06 AM PST by Jean2 (ox)
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To: C19fan
Perhaps by "Republican base" he means someone other than conservatives?
10 posted on 12/17/2014 10:14:44 AM PST by ConservingFreedom (A goverrnment strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
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To: Westbrook

He should run in Mexico.


11 posted on 12/17/2014 10:15:00 AM PST by IM2MAD (IM2MAD=Individual Motivated 2 Make A Difference)
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To: jospehm20

I can tell that he’s daft just by seeing that vacant stare. It’s like nothing is there!


12 posted on 12/17/2014 10:15:30 AM PST by gr8eman (Bill Carson...meet Arch Stanton!)
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To: Boogieman

What the Dauphin and his financiers from the Chamber of Commerce want is to expand legal immigration so much as to make illegal immigration irrelevant. The Rubio-Durbin-Schumer POS bill would of tripled legal immigraiton.


13 posted on 12/17/2014 10:15:59 AM PST by C19fan
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To: IM2MAD
He should run in to Mexico.

I like that even better.

14 posted on 12/17/2014 10:16:37 AM PST by ConservingFreedom (A goverrnment strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
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Jeb Bush Thinks He Can Persuade The Republican Base To Get Behind Immigration Legislation

Bullshit!!!

15 posted on 12/17/2014 10:17:06 AM PST by The_Republic_Of_Maine (In an Oligarchy, the serfs don't count.)
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+1


16 posted on 12/17/2014 10:17:20 AM PST by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
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Translation: The conservative base won’t be given any choice in the matter. The primary process will run it’s usual course. There will be rancor and debate mostly consisting of trashing the conservatives, and then suddenly, overnight, it will be over and a RINO will be ensconced.


17 posted on 12/17/2014 10:17:28 AM PST by BRK
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No more open borders. No more pro-illegals. No more Bush family.


18 posted on 12/17/2014 10:17:30 AM PST by EagleUSA (Liberalism removes the significance of everything.)
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Pro-illegals, pro-Common Core, pro-choice.......... shall I go on? Probably gets his hot sauce from New York City!


19 posted on 12/17/2014 10:18:21 AM PST by umgud (I couldn't understand why the ball kept getting bigger......... then it hit me.)
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To: C19fan
The only thing Bush is good for is as a diversion. I've seen some postings by Liberals who are going nuts at the thought of another Bush running for office.

They hate the fact that there is a "Bush dynasty," yet they are calling for the election of Hillary CLINTON.

BTW, one guy lamented that they couldn't combine the wisdom of Elizabeth Warren with the experience of Hillary Clinton!

20 posted on 12/17/2014 10:18:32 AM PST by Cowboy Bob (They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
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