Posted on 07/09/2015 7:19:30 AM PDT by jimbo123
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said Wednesday that blocking federal police money to cities that harbor immigrants in the U.S. illegally would be a way to corral those who have committed crimes.
During a campaign event at a VFW hall in southern New Hampshire, Bush said it's not inconsistent for him to support allowing immigrants who overstayed visas to pursue activities that allow them to remain in the U.S., while also stepping up policies to root out criminal offenders who are also immigrants.
"We ought to eliminate sanctuary cities," Bush told more than 300 people at an evening town hall meeting at the Veterans of Foreign Wars facility. "Talking about things the federal government can do, we shouldn't provide law enforcement monies for cities like San Francisco until they change their policies."
In recent days, Bush has dismissed rivals inside and outside his party on the subject of immigration.
Bush said fellow Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's comments last week characterizing Mexican immigrants as criminals, drug dealers and rapists was "extraordinarily ugly."
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More importantly, who would believe they would enforce new laws when they have refused to enforce the ones we have?
The ones we have were passed in 1986 when we amnestied 3 million to prevent the need for an future amnesty.
The non-enforcement of those laws has resulted in 10 times that number of illegal aliens.
Don’t believe a word Yeb Bush says about any kind of enforcement. He wants amnesty for them all.
Jeb would probably prefer to end the “need” for sanctuary cities by granting citizenship to everyone who can get across the border and maybe to anyone who express a desire to get across the border.
But Jeb why not reward an act of love? :=)
Stopped clock...
A day late and a dollar short, Jeb. You scold Trump about immigration but are beginning to follow his lead?
I used to like him as Governor, but nowadays he comes across as smarmy.
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