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  • FLASHBACK: ... Columba Bush ... Still, she knows how to campaign for a cause: her native Mexico

    09/15/2015 4:20:37 PM PDT · by maggief · 35 replies
    LA Times ^ | July 31, 1991 | MICHAEL QUINTANILLA
    EXCERPT (Columba) Bush decided to continue campaigning, especially in Latino communities, where her presence and bilingual skills were highly valued. Later that year, at the Republican National Convention, she took the podium to second her father-in-law's nomination. She had prayed to the Virgin of San Juan for strength. After much prayer and thought, she would give up her Mexican citizenship to vote for George Bush. "That was a difficult decision to make because up until then I didn't see any necessity to change my citizenship. My husband wanted me to stay as a Mexican citizen, and the whole family has...