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George Bush calls for 'gradual' citizenship path for illegal immigrants, but says 'amnesty' is 'unfair'
Fox News ^ | Published 2 hours ago 4/17/21 | Adam Shaw

Posted on 04/17/2021 11:00:37 AM PDT by conservative98

Former President George W. Bush on Friday made a call for what he described as a "gradual" path to legal residency and eventually citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants -- while at the same time claiming that "amnesty" would be "fundamentally unfair."

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"The help and respect historically accorded to new arrivals is one reason so many people still aspire and wait to become Americans. So how is it that in a country more generous to new arrivals than any other, immigration policy is the source of so much rancor and ill will?" he asks.

Bush lists a number of steps that can be taken, beginning with permanent legal status to illegal immigrants who came to the country as children and were protected under the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

As for border security, nods to the present crisis at the southern border without mentioning it directly. He calls for "a secure and efficient border...we should apply all the necessary resources -- manpower, physical barriers, advanced technology, streamlined and efficient ports of entry, and a robust legal immigration system -- to assure it."

As for illegal immigrants already in the country, Bush begins by saying that "a grant of amnesty would be fundamentally unfair to those who came legally or are still waiting their turn to become citizens."

However, he then immediately calls for those here illegally to be "brought out of the shadows through a gradual process in which legal residency and citizenship must be earned, as for anyone else applying for the privilege."

"Requirements should include proof of work history, payment of a fine and back taxes, English proficiency and knowledge of U.S. history and civics, and a clean background check," he says.

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To: conservative98

Good old George Bush, true to form - telling the Marxist revolution just to not go quite so fast.


21 posted on 04/17/2021 11:15:45 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: conservative98
However, he then immediately calls for those here illegally to be "brought out of the shadows through a gradual process in which legal residency and citizenship must be earned

How about enforcing the law and deporting them?

22 posted on 04/17/2021 11:16:02 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA (“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.” ― Thomas Jefferson)
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To: conservative98

And those three are okay with minimum wage jobs when and if they finish college? Okay with cesspool cities? Okay with rape and drunk drivers for themselves, their families, and potential children? Or okay since by AOC count we have less than 10 years left?


23 posted on 04/17/2021 11:16:29 AM PDT by Reno89519 (Buy American, Hire American! End All Worker Visa Programs. Replace Visa Workers w/ American Wo)
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To: conservative98

Send them back and have them come in legally like all immigrants have done since the beginning; then they can work for their legal citizenship.


24 posted on 04/17/2021 11:16:48 AM PDT by SkyDancer (To Most People The Sky's The Limit ~ To A Pilot, It is Home)
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To: conservative98

The Bushes all supported Biden. So there’s that.


25 posted on 04/17/2021 11:16:55 AM PDT by Dogbert41 (Proud member of the Poor Boy Gang. )
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To: conservative98
George Bush calls for 'gradual' citizenship path for illegal immigrants ...

Yeah, 15 to 30 days ...

26 posted on 04/17/2021 11:17:29 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: conservative98

“Is our children learning?” Jorge W Arbusto.


27 posted on 04/17/2021 11:20:24 AM PDT by dixie1202
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To: conservative98

I’ll go with gradual deportation of illegals, so long as it is at a faster pace than the entries.


28 posted on 04/17/2021 11:20:42 AM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: conservative98

Poster child for white guilt.


29 posted on 04/17/2021 11:21:36 AM PDT by cdcdawg (WTF is "Jim Eagle?")
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To: conservative98

You had your chance. You did not lead. Trump has and will.


30 posted on 04/17/2021 11:25:33 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 ("The impossible happens all the time. You just have to believe." Will Robinson)
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To: wildcard_redneck

Yep. And his whole Boosch-league Texas family. I’m sorry I ever supported the POS.


31 posted on 04/17/2021 11:32:14 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: conservative98

He’s not going to be happy until he gets the same ending as his father.


32 posted on 04/17/2021 11:34:03 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: kiryandil

😄😄


33 posted on 04/17/2021 11:35:01 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: conservative98

What if they only want to Free Stuff to send to their home country ?


34 posted on 04/17/2021 11:35:29 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: conservative98

Is he still president?


35 posted on 04/17/2021 11:44:08 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: conservative98

Still, the pro-illegal immigration advocate. He did some good stuff, but I grew weary of his semi-open borders position. That’s the Bush family.


36 posted on 04/17/2021 11:45:02 AM PDT by A Navy Vet (USA Birth Certificate - 1787. Death Certificate - 2021 under Biteme.)
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To: All

Once a fence straddler, always a fence straddler.


37 posted on 04/17/2021 11:46:28 AM PDT by BipolarBob (Jeffrey Epsteins last words "I am not committing suicide".)
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To: kiryandil

You can see the inbred look of English aristocracy in Jorges face.


38 posted on 04/17/2021 11:46:34 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck ( COVID lockdowns are the Establishment's attack on the middle class and our Republic )
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To: conservative98

The 1986 “one-time” bipartisan amnesty deal was supposed to be the very last sop to those who broke our laws.

There is no good reason a Mexican or Honduran illegally in this country can not rejoin his compatriots back home.

I enjoyed every moment of my visits to Mexico.


39 posted on 04/17/2021 11:53:45 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: conservative98

Trump had it right...You have to go back and get in line.


40 posted on 04/17/2021 11:54:00 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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