Posted on 08/24/2015 3:31:50 PM PDT by jimbo123
Republican White House hopeful Jeb Bush on Monday accused Asians of abusing rules allowing infants born in the United States to be American citizens, amid a campaign row over immigration.
Bush has clashed with rivals -- including the Republican presidential frontrunner billionaire Donald Trump and top Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton -- over use of the term "anchor babies," a derogatory description of children born in the United States to undocumented parents.
Migrants' rights activists see the term as a slur used by anti-immigration campaigners to describe the babies of those who sneak across the border to give birth, gifting their offspring US citizenship and enhancing the parents' legal status.
But on Monday during a visit to Texas near the US border with Mexico, when responding to a question about whether the "anchor baby" row would hurt his ability to win the Hispanic vote, Bush said the situation has more to do with other immigrants.
"What I was talking about was the specific case of fraud being committed where there's organized efforts -- and frankly it's more related to Asian people coming into our country, having children in that organized effort, taking advantage of a noble concept with birthright citizenship," Bush said.
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Reads like satire. He really is dumber than a box of rocks.
Hopping a plane to the US to give birth it’s bad, but sneaking across the border to do the same is good.
Got it.
Jeb’s logic isn’t logical.
What’s the matter Jeb, you don’t speak “Asian”?
Look for another job, Jeb.
Pick on Asians. There are lots more Mexicans to cater to.
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