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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It’s not a derogatory term, it’s a descriptive term. There is no other term that exists to describe a baby born on U.S. soil to two illegal immigrants.
Hahahahahhaaa!!
Go away Yeb, your village is calling.
Fostering dependence —GROWING gummint.
It makes SENSE he would say this —Asian immigrants VERY rarely go on welfare and later vote with their stomachs.
Since Jeb is going for the BigGov sweet spot, HOW is he different from a Dem?
And that’s just it —he IS NOT.
And Mexicans aren’t abusing this loop hole. Maybe it’s because his wife isnt Asian
Just Asians???
Dear GOD, those Asian anchor babies are simply EVERYWHERE. /s
Well, now we know that the GOPe is anti Asian.
Don!t they know that Chines coolies are doing the work Americans won!t do?
Asians? Senior yeb? Maybe, but most are from south of the border pendejo!
Jeb and Rove should GTH!
The depths to which they descend if “poll tested”. Trash Asians (”Orientals” and not Hispanics). Less blowback, more votes, all that counts to these miserable carbon stains.
Lord have mercy! Talk about pandering to Latinos. Anchor babies are a problem — created by Asians. What a freakin joke. Asian immigrants, for the most part, aren’t our problem. They aren’t sucking up food stamps and Welfare like its going out of style.
Yep, they are doing anchor-babies too.
He is insane.
And they say he’s the smart Bush?
Jeb is anti Asian since he married an Hispanic?
Jeb won’t say one bad word about Hispanics but no problem against Asians. They’re not an important voting bloc so he can look tough on immigration with worrying about political outcry from Asian advocacy groups. I don’t disagree with the point Bush is making, but he won’t say anything remotely like this about illegals from Mexico and Central America.
That’s right Jeb, use the Chinese anchor babies to deflect the heat you have been taking from your Mexican family, friends, community, and South America, your true constituency, about Hispanic anchor babies.
Classic diversion.
The birth hotels ARE a problem, Yeb.
But we all know what name the Elephant in the room has.
Exactly, the “Asians” aren’t what we think of when referring to anchor babies. Not going to work Yebby! Take your act of love & shove it.
Mexasians?
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