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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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To: C19fan
How out to lunch are the Bush's and their pals like Rove? Good God, Jeb has to first attract us to HIM before we could even talk policy. Most conservatives do not want this prick.
61 posted on 12/17/2014 12:43:43 PM PST by Sam Gamgee (May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't. - Patton)
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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. But that we embrace our immigrant heritage and allow our country to take off. You gotta do both.”

I agree only in the sense that illegal immigration should be as close to impossible as possible. Then legal would be easier. Illegals should be deported, after being fingerprinted and DNA-swabbed to prevent any legal re-entry for life. Illegals who want asylum should already have applied before being apprehended, or their claim should be presumed to be fraudulent. Employers of illegals who do not make a good faith effort to determine legal status should be fined so much that they will never employ an illegal again. Illegals who commit additional crimes should have their sentence doubled for illegal status, and then be deported.

This problem can and should be solved. Illegals should not have an advantage over those who apply for legal immigration. Then we can work on legal immigration.

62 posted on 12/17/2014 12:48:05 PM PST by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: C19fan

In the past when republicans talked about gaining support from the republican base they were talking about Conservative Republicans, I don’t believe that’s who they have in mind anymore.


63 posted on 12/17/2014 1:03:10 PM PST by duffee (Dump the Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party, joe nosef.)
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To: Sirius Lee

Yeah. I wish I could have been there when he asked McCain how to win so I could look confused, point, and say, “He lost. You remember that, right?”


64 posted on 12/17/2014 3:09:33 PM PST by Noamie
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To: C19fan

Has Jeb stated his position on closing the border - perhaps before any other action is taken?

Did he not get the No Mor Bushes message?


65 posted on 12/17/2014 3:11:51 PM PST by relentlessly
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To: C19fan
Jeb Bush Thinks He Can Persuade The Republican Base To Get Behind Immigration Legislation

He's right, but only if the legislation is proposed in steps, with no step allowed before

the implementation of the previous step.

Step one : Physically secure the entire border.
Step 2 : Confirm the efficacy of the physical border barrier, and its continued maintenance.
Step 3 : Now we can talk about any other additional steps necessary to apply our existing immigration laws.

66 posted on 12/17/2014 3:25:51 PM PST by publius911 (Formerly Publius6961)
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To: C19fan
You seem to have a serious "would of" problem.
If you are under 12, you may have an excuse.
67 posted on 12/17/2014 3:28:04 PM PST by publius911 (Formerly Publius6961)
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68 posted on 12/17/2014 8:52:18 PM PST by Boomer
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