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Jeb Bush’s immigration evolution: Earned legal status but no path to citizenship
Washington Times ^ | 7/9/15 | Seth McLaughlin -

Posted on 07/09/2015 4:59:52 AM PDT by jimbo123

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Wednesday that he does not support a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, raising additional questions about his evolution on the thorny issue, which has created headaches for both parties in Washington and the crowded presidential field.

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“What do we do with the 11 million people here? I think the answer is earned legal status,” he said.

He made the comments a day after former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination, accused Mr. Bush of flip-flopping on a pathway to citizenship.

“He doesn’t believe in a path to citizenship. If he did at one time, he no longer does,” Mrs. Clinton said during a rare interview with CNN.

Independent fact-checkers said Mrs. Clinton’s charge was mostly true, although she also has evolved on the issue.

Analysts said it has been hard to pin down Mr. Bush on the issue. They cannot determine whether Mr. Bush is pushing to permanently bar those who receive “earned legal status” from eventually applying for citizenship or whether it would be a step in that direction.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2016election; amnesty; deportjebbush; election2016; florida; illegals; jebbush; mexico; sethmclaughlin
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To: jimbo123
“What do we do with the 11 million people here? I think the answer is earned legal status,” he said.

11 million?

It was estimated at 40 to 70 million a decade ago.

A couple of weeks ago, some were claiming that 25% of Mexico's populace is already on OUR side of the border.

A decade ago, even Senate Majority Leader Reid claimed at 5,000 illegals were crossed the border EVERY weekend.


21 posted on 07/09/2015 6:11:04 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: jimbo123

The Chamber of Amnesty’s boy wonder is taking on water.


22 posted on 07/09/2015 6:12:17 AM PDT by headstamp 2
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To: jimbo123

Meet Jeb Bush’s Compassionate Hispandering.


23 posted on 07/09/2015 6:16:00 AM PDT by VRWCarea51 (The original 1998 version)
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To: V K Lee

With no way to demand voter ID and no way to require citizenship for voting, “What difference does it make?”

This is another focus group idea from the elite effete Pubbies to help them and the ‘Rats against America.


24 posted on 07/09/2015 6:33:16 AM PDT by Cincinnatus.45-70 (What do DemocRats enjoy more than a truckload of dead babies? Unloading them with a pitchfork!)
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To: jimbo123

You think wrong, Weeaboo.


25 posted on 07/09/2015 6:35:13 AM PDT by Ray76 (Obama says, "Unlike my mum, Ruth has all the documents needed to prove who Mark's father was.")
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To: Ray76

As we say in Spanish, no senior Jeb!


26 posted on 07/09/2015 7:07:42 AM PDT by Tripoli (Tripoli)
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To: jimbo123

He flip flops like a beached trout.


27 posted on 07/09/2015 8:06:58 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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The name would change from “Undocumented Immigrant” “Second Class Citizen” overnight if that happened.

I can see it now, we’re treating those Poor People like Steerage Class on the Titanic. It just isn’t fair.


28 posted on 07/09/2015 8:11:44 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (They Live, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses.)
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To: Kickass Conservative

Oops, let me correct that

The name would change from “Undocumented Immigrant” TO “Second Class Citizen” overnight if that happened.

I can see it now, we’re treating those Poor People like Steerage Class on the Titanic. It just isn’t fair.


29 posted on 07/09/2015 8:13:13 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (They Live, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses.)
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To: Gaffer

Kind of like Civil Unions? We all know how that ended.


30 posted on 07/09/2015 8:14:47 AM PDT by joshua c (Please dont feed the liberals)
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To: Gaffer

Who wants a white Barack in the White House? Not me.

Should we call him Barack Bush or Jeb Obama?


31 posted on 07/09/2015 8:16:51 AM PDT by joshua c (Please dont feed the liberals)
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To: joshua c

If they are legalized in ANY way, even without citizenship, it will give them standing for a class action suit based on equal protection (and rights) under the law.

Our traitor USSC (6 of them) will give them citizenship if a case like that before them.


32 posted on 07/09/2015 8:17:50 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Eddie01

More like an infomercial


33 posted on 07/09/2015 8:18:23 AM PDT by joshua c (Please dont feed the liberals)
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To: jimbo123

Jeb! is full of $h1t!, just like his brother.


34 posted on 07/09/2015 8:19:32 AM PDT by turducken
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To: jimbo123

He is lying.


35 posted on 07/09/2015 9:25:26 AM PDT by SaraJohnson
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