Speaking near the US-Mexico border just weeks after Donald Trump visited the area, Bush impressed people with his linguistic skills.
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Asian American lawmakers are demanding an apology from the presidential hopeful, who has joined other GOP candidates including Donald Trump and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal who say they have no problem using the term. Bush also has remained committed to his “anchor baby” remark, which is considered by many to be a derogatory phrase referring to children of undocumented immigrants born in the United States. I support birthright citizenship, by the way.
Trump has called for possibly scrapping the law, saying birthright citizenship boosts illegal immigration.
“I’d get him a McDonald’s hamburger and I’d say we gotta get down to work, because you can’t continue to devalue (the Chinese currency)”, Trump said Monday night on Fox News.
But comments like Bush’s prove the term has multiple definitions.
The former governor replied jokingly, “Would you vote for me?”
On Tuesday, Bush’s chief rival, Donald Trump, mocked Bush on Twitter over the “anchor babies” comment.
“I think this shows the power of party identification”, said Chris Karpowitz, co-director of the BYU elections and democracy center. Jeb Bush earned his own record as governor with school choice, tax cuts and hurricane preparedness, his son said.
Republicans are buzzing about the fundraiser, and many GOP strategists can’t understand why Jeb is authorizing it, unless he needs campaign cash more than is generally realized. For years, the state’s highest profile federal lawmaker was longtime Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo – a conservative firebrand who ran for president in 2008 on a platform opposing more liberalized immigration policies. Bush’s son, George P., now serves as the land commissioner of Texas. After Bush’s news conference, Lozano told Tribune he has not yet endorsed Bush but considers him one of a few 2016 candidates he’s now backing.
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Trump has made a number of controversial statements about Hispanics since he jumped into the race. The Center for Immigration Studies, a Washington think-tank that favors greater restrictions on immigration, has estimated that about 40,000 babies are born to birth tourists, most of whom legally enter the country, annually. “I’m glad he brought it up and I’m glad it’s getting attention”. Ramos was later allowed back into the event and the two had a testy exchange. The poll shows professed socialist over Trump at 44 percent to 41 percent and would beat Bush 43 percent to 39 percent.
