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Jeb Bush: Illegal immigration is "an act of love"

Jeb Bush: Illegal immigration is "an act of love"

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by: EddyFree Active Indicator LED Icon 10 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Apr 7, '14 8:07pm  
Jeb Bush says entering the U.S. illegally is often “an act of love” as much as it is a crime.
“There are means by which we can control our border better than we
have and there should be penalties for breaking the law,” the former
Republican Florida governor argued during an interview with Fox News’
Shannon Bream from the George H.W. Bush presidential library in College
Station, Texas. ”But the way I look at this — and this is not, you
know, I’m going to say this and it will be on tape, and so be it — the
way I look at this is someone who comes to our country because they
couldn’t come legally, they come to our country because their family’s,
you know, a dad who loved their children was worried that their
children didn’t have food on the table. And they, you know, wanted to
make sure their family was intact and they crossed the border because
they had no other means to work to be able to provide for their family.
Yes, they broke the law, but it’s not a felony. It’s kind of — it’s an
act of love. It’s an act of commitment to your family.”
Bush, who says he will decide on a 2016 presidential run later this
year, argued that those who cross the border illegally in search of a
better life for their family should be differentiated from those “40
percent” of illegal immigrants who “come with legal visas and they
overstay their bounds.”
“I honestly think that’s a different kind of crime that should be,
there should be a price paid, but it shouldn’t be, it shouldn’t rile
people up that people are actually coming to this country to provide
for their families,” he said. “And the idea that we’re not going to fix
this but with comprehensive reform ends up trapping these people when
they could make a great contribution for their own families, but also
for us. So I think we need to kind of get beyond the harsh political
rhetoric to a better place. The great number of people who come here to
this country come because they have no opportunities in other places.
They may love their country, but they come here because they want to
provide for their families. And they can make a contribution to our
country if we actually organized ourselves in a better way.”-Article From The Daily Caller....Read it Here:dailycaller.com/2014 /04/06/jeb-bush-ille gal-immigration-is-o ften-an-act-of-All of a sudden, I have newfound respect for this guy...On this issue, he actually "gets it"....Big thumbs up! 4951
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rocket Active Indicator LED Icon 3
~ 9 years ago   Apr 7, '14 8:13pm  
He has now become radioactive to many Republicans.  Should he run, his chances of getting the nomination are nil. 4951
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Humbletexan1 Active Indicator LED Icon 1
~ 9 years ago   Apr 7, '14 9:04pm  
Committing a crime is "an act of love".  Spoken like a true politician.   4951
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EddyFree Active Indicator LED Icon 10 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Apr 7, '14 9:06pm  
He has now become radioactive to many Republicans. Should he run, his chances of getting the nomination are nil.
 
@rocket: Maybe so, but if he's going to start seeing things for the way they really are, and bringing those things to light, he doesn't need that group anyhow...They will end up being the ever growing minority when Democracy is a majority rules institution...I actually think it would be to their advantage to jump on his ship, at least on this one... 4951
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Odin Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 9 years ago   Apr 7, '14 9:52pm  
We don't need another Bush in the White House. 4951
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Burnsway Active Indicator LED Icon 13
~ 9 years ago   Apr 7, '14 10:00pm  
Also supports common core/and like programs and many other things I dont care for. He wont get my support. 4951
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nikkiole Active Indicator LED Icon 1
~ 9 years ago   Apr 7, '14 10:04pm  
I don't care how good he sounds, I'm not voting for him. Seems like an idiot thing to say to me, in light of the position he wishes to hold.  Democrats are sure as hell not going to put another Bush in the White House, just by his last name alone, just like I'm sure many Republicans wouldn't put a Clinton in office to save their lives. And now, he's done gone and **** off some Republicans.Now no one will like him. 4951
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EddyFree Active Indicator LED Icon 10 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Apr 7, '14 10:05pm  
We don't need another Bush in the White House.
 
@Odin: I wonder: If Hillary ends up running and winning in 2016, will that "technically" be another "bush" in the white house? Emoticon 4951
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Odin Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 9 years ago   Apr 7, '14 10:12pm  
I wonder: If Hillary ends up running and winning in 2016, will that "technically" be another "bush" in the white house?
 
@EddyFree: Absolutely.It's time for an enlightened dictatorship.   
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EddyFree Active Indicator LED Icon 10 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Apr 7, '14 10:19pm  

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>> I wonder: If Hillary ends up running and winning in 2016, will that "technically" be another "bush" in the white house?
 
@EddyFree: Absolutely.It's time for an enlightened dictatorship.
 
@Odin: But what if she's a "shaver"? 4951
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Odin Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 9 years ago   Apr 7, '14 10:30pm  
But what if she's a "shaver"?
 
@EddyFree: I'm conflicted.  
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~ 9 years ago   Apr 7, '14 11:14pm  
Gotta love the ridiculous spin on this.Republicans love his "act of love" comment.  It's conservatives who don't like it.People breaking laws as an "act of love" doesn't make it OK to break laws.  Legal immigrants and citizens also love their children.  If I love my children, it's then OK to rob a store, so the kids can eat better food. 4951
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Odin Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 9 years ago   Apr 7, '14 11:16pm  
People breaking laws as an "act of love" doesn't make it OK to break laws. 
 
@fcabanski: "I'll do anything for love but I won't do that"
... that's a lie. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Apr 7, '14 11:29pm  
Sounds like a pretty idiot comment to me.  Maybe they did do it for their family. It doesn't change the fact that they are still here illegally.   Many drug smugglers do it for their family too. It doesn't change the fact that they are still smuggling drugs. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Apr 7, '14 11:34pm  
Regardless of whatever the politicians say, I am voting for the opposition of whomever President Obama supports.  In they end, they are all politicians and you can believe that anything told to the public is a blanket to shield from what is really happening. 4951
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fcabanski Active Indicator LED Icon 16
~ 9 years ago   Apr 8, '14 12:10am  
"In they end, they are
all politicians and you can believe that anything told to the public is a
blanket to shield from what is really happening."That's why conservatives are for small government.  4951
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