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Asked about immigration, [Jeb] Bush started by saying that a
bipartisan bill passed by the Senate last year made "a good effort"
at proposing ways to ensure that people overstaying visas leave the country.
[He is not saying that he agreed with the full bill, so let's be careful when we quote him. It should include what he did NOT say, as well, no? - editor]
"A great country ought to know where those folks are
and politely ask them to leave," he said, adding later that properly targeting people who overstay visas "would
restore people's confidence" in the nation's immigration system.
"There are means by which we can
control our border better than we have. And there
should be penalties for breaking the law," he added. "But the
way I look at this -- and I'm going to say this, and it'll 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 families -- the dad who loved their children -- was worried that
their children didn’t have food on the table. And they 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.
[And, illegal aliens are not guilty of felonious behavior. That IS a fact. In that sense, they are not “criminals,” by definition. Whether that is the way it should be, is one
thing; the fact of the matter is this:
that is the way it is ~editor]
It’s an act of love. It’s an act of commitment to your
family.
[Here, Jeb is speaking from a father’s point of
view. He is not saying that this
fatherly love makes the violation of immigration law a non-factor. Note that he says,” . . . there should be a price paid” ~
editor]
I honestly think that that is a different kind of crime that
there should be a price paid, but it shouldn’t rile people up that people are
actually coming to this country to provide for their families."
Editor notes: One thing for certain, we are not going to round these people up, load them onto buses and ship them back to Mexico. There are too many of them, and many, if not most of these families, have children who were born in this country, and are American citizens. So, what do we do?
Maybe we could start with not getting so emotional about this issue. Whether they all become Democrat voters, is one thing, and I am sure that is the primary reason for the Democrat push, as shallow a political party as they are. But, how we treat those who are American born, is quite another matter. Keep the kids here, give them to the State and send their parents home? Really. That is the solution? Not here on this blog.
Let's elect people who will solve the problem, beginning with border security. I do not know if I will support another Bush. The father (Bush 41) endorsed "Project 21," a damnable plot to take away private property rights and move this country closer to a "world without borders." GW, while right on Iraq and waterboarding (we HAD to do it. The Dems somehow think killing thousands via drone attacks is better - go figure), continued the nationalization of our educational system and supported "Affordable Housing," a Progressive/Socialist plot to make housing ownership possible for all, regardless of their ability to pay. They couldn't pay, as it turned out, and we had the recession beginning in 2008.
I am thinking it is time for this nation to come out of the Bushes, but, to date, Jeb Bush's view on immigration is not the game stopper, for me, that it is for many.
I want to wait and see what Jeb's comprehensive politic is. I don't think any of us know.
Bush's words taken from the WaPost, here.
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