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Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 04:51 PM Aug 2015

Jeb Bush: Asian people in America commit fraud and have anchor babies

Looks like the GOP primary process has turned into a race to see who can be the biggest bigot.

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Jeb Bush bashed critics of the term “anchor babies” during a trip to the border where he dismissed the immigration plan of presidential rival Donald Trump.

“This is ludicrous for the Clinton campaign and others to suggest that somehow I am using a derogatory term,” Bush said after a roundtable with local officials to talk border security and immigration in McAllen, Texas.

“What I’m talking about is the specific case of fraud being committed where there’s organized efforts, frankly it’s more related to Asian people, coming into our country, having children in that organized effort, taking advantage of that noble concept, which is birthright citizenship. I support the Fourteenth Amendment.”

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/251829-bush-slams-ludicrous-criticism-on-anchor-babies

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COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)
1. Maybe they can split up all the ethnic minorities among
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 04:57 PM
Aug 2015

all the Rethug candidates. The Magical Hairpiece already has the Hispanics. Bush IV wants to dump on Orientals. That leaves Indian/Pakistanis (Piyush?), Africans (Dr. Ben?), Eastern Europeans (Carly?) Arabs (Walker?) and other non Xians (Suckabee?). They could call it the 2016 CONCERNED CONSERVATIVE CITIZENS XENOPHOBIAEXTRAVAGANZA.

tanyev

(42,610 posts)
2. The GOP candidate who offends the greatest number of potential voters wins this week's challenge.
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 04:57 PM
Aug 2015

Good luck to all the contestants!

Atman

(31,464 posts)
4. But I thought old white men LIKED young Asian women?
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 05:01 PM
Aug 2015

Never mind "Anchor babies." What about "Green Card Trophy Wives?"

 

Lee-Lee

(6,324 posts)
5. Jeb is a tool, but his claim isn't totally off base
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 05:06 PM
Aug 2015
http://money.cnn.com/2015/03/30/news/china-moms-birth-tourism-fraud/

It's actually bad enough that ICE has been raiding these rings that shuffle people in from China to have babies here.

I don't have a problem with it- it just shows for all our flaws people still want to be from here. That's just what makes us strong as a nation.

hunter

(38,326 posts)
6. Holy shit, his own children are "anchor babies."
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 05:13 PM
Aug 2015

Is he gunning for a "Bad Dad" series on TLC?

Maybe he can co-star with Josh Duggar.

KT2000

(20,586 posts)
7. Let's tally the tuition fees
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 05:17 PM
Aug 2015

the Chinese are paying at American schools and universities. They pay huge bucks to attend those schools and are probably paying for a lot of perks for school administrators and sports programs. It's a pretty good guess that America is taking advantage of Chinese families who are putting their kids through American schools.

oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)
8. Footnotes! Please, document charges.
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 05:27 PM
Aug 2015

Footnotes for Latinos.
Footnotes for Asians.
Please, do not accept these statements without footnotes.
What specific case of what fraud where and when. Facts. Details. Stop with the speculation!!! PLEASE

Yavin4

(35,445 posts)
9. At this rate, the GOP nominee is going to need 100% of the White male vote
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 05:30 PM
Aug 2015

in order to win. Anything less and it's a landslide against them.

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