The politics over illegal immigration has radically changed as both parties see the issue as key to attracting the hispanic vote in the next election. A measure of that change was evident on Sunday when Former Florida governor Jeb Bush said Sunday that many who illegally come to the United States do so out of an “act of love” for their families while Democrats are pushing to stopping deportations all together.
Bush is positioning himself for a possible presidential run. In a speech closed to the press, Bush insisted that illegal immigration should not be viewed as a true criminal act:
“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. It’s an act of love. It’s an act of commitment to your family. 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.”
The political pitch for hispanic votes has triggered a race between the parties to outdo each other. With each proposal, the other party appears intent to go further. The Democrats now are calling, in the words of Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL), “to heal families that have been caught up in the almost two million deportations we have seen in recent years.” This has been taken to mean the actual return of previously deported individuals to reunite families.
And the election is still two years away.
nick, Do you?
I’m getting the distinct impression SWM doesn’t like Ted Cruz!
http://www.salon.com/2014/04/07/tea_partys_great_dunce_off_how_ted_cruz_is_quietly_kicking_rand_pauls_butt/ nd what about those billionaires? You’d think Rand Paul would at least have the backing of that constituency. After all, he promises to give them everything their little Randroid hearts desire. But they don’t like his foreign policy either and are promising to spend whatever it takes to stop him. In fact, the only real friends Paul has in the GOP are the measly 7 percent of young, white males who call themselves libertarians.
Cruz might not be able to get a GOP majority to vote for him when it comes down to it. But he’s bellied up to the Tea Party and pulled up the three-legged stool of traditional conservatism to make his appeal. Paul is teetering on a pogo stick.
I see all this fretting about who is getting chosen for president as propaganda. The truth is, if we refuse to tackle the problems in our system which exist right now, it will be irrelevant as to which person is chosen in 2016 and beyond.
We are giving power to the current president which should not be given to any president. Until we stop doing this as citizens and stand up for our rights, each president of whatever legacy party will have those powers, use them and expand them. We have got to stop being so clueless about that. Rights must be taken back, by the use of peaceful means, right now, not in the future.
When does our energy get focused on what is happening with the powerful in place, right now? That is the question propagandists don’t want us asking or acting on.
SWM, Serendipitously, I was in El Paso when Hillary was there in 2008. I was on my sojourn west. She had a big rally and it was the top story on local news. You do know the reality regarding Blacks and Hispanics, they really don’t like each other.
“…as both parties see the issue as key to attracting the hispanic vote in the next election.”
And so we now openly admit that policy is not based on the well boing of the nation, but rather is determined on how it might affect outcomes of elections. The remarkable thing about Bush, and now Obama, is not their use of power, but the nakednass of it. They no longer even pretend that they are telling us the truth about anything. Obama lies without disguise.
I hope Jeb runs. However, the New Republican Party won’t accept anyone who is even displays a hint of moderation.
rafflaw wrote: “the New Republican Party won’t accept anyone who is even displays a hint of moderation.”
I am a Republican. Liberty and freedom are important issues for me. The biggest issue for me are candidates serious about repealing Obamacare. Those who are moderate on that issue will not get my attention, regardless of how pro-immigration reform they are.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/03/04/george-p-bush-wins-texas-land-commisioner-race/ Cruz vs Bush in the Texas primary…. that could be a close one. Hispanic Texans also have a fondness for Hillary Clinton as they overwhelmingly preferred her to Obama in 2008.
http://www.bloomberg.com/video/who-s-kissing-the-ring-of-sheldon-adelson-Kj7b1RNESnOck3ws1M3cNQ.html
They have children who look more like mom than dad. So, there’s that.
If you know anything about Jeb Bush you know he has been married to a Mexican woman, Columba, for 40 years.
I think Jeb should run w/ Hilary as VP.
All hat… No filler…. It’d be interesting to see what his stance was while governor of Florida….. And little Havana…. Aka Miami…..
Jackie Robinson told black folk to never be beholden to one party, you’ll be used and abused. Hispanics listened!
David, you and I agree. Free trade should mean free labor as well.
Could be Jeb will be the white male demagogue that will take power over the white female demagogue the Dims put up. Either way, it will be a demagogue unless people starting thinking outside their party and start thinking for themselves.
Human rights are not derived from citizenship. This is where many make their mistake in analyzing immigration.
I think all immigration should be made legal. It is stupid to think that someone has committed a crime for travelling from one country to another.
The US like any other country has a right to control its borders. It has a right to control immigration. It has no obligstion to the citizens of any other country to allow them to enter or work in the country. Both residence and work by a non citizen is a privilege. Nothing about those statements is racist. The idea that the US has an obligation to provide income for the citizens of other countries is wrong. Immigration is a process. Whatever rules are set up should first and foremost be for the benefit of the country. Second they should be fair. Persons who break those rules should not be given precedence over those who do not. However, those who break the rules should not be tortured or mistreated. The rules should be enforced against both the undocumented alien and the employer.
Guest labor arrangements and special visas are just tools for corporations to import workers. It is better to fashion rules that allow immigrants to work toward citizenship without having to rely on employers who will only manipulate and take advantage of the immigrants status. It is time for a rational discussion of immigration.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/04/06/jeb-bush-to-make-decision-on-2016-by-the-end-of-this-year/ With Christie out, a Bush run looks likely. The tea party republicans certainly don’t show any “love” to the immigrants. Looks like the Paul- Cruz anti-immigrant faction vs the Bush family establishment faction……..
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