Former Governor Jeb Bush has claimed that his endorsement of Mitt Romney is not on any particular issue. Unfortunately for him, this endorsement cannot be seen in any other way but as an endorsement of Romney's cruel "self-deportation" immigration policy. For a while, Jeb Bush has been a prudent voice of common sense and compassion in the Republican party, which has since been highjacked by the extreme right-wing Tea Party. But with Jeb's endorsement of Romney, it appears that we have yet another Florida Republican who has chosen his party over common sense.
Mitt Romney has come out against supporting undocumented youth, promising to veto the DREAM Act if passed, while Jeb Bush has called the DREAM Act a "fair policy." Jeb Bush has consistently warned Republicans to tone down their harsh rhetoric on immigration amidst mud-slinging in the GOP debates. Yet he has given up the fight and decided to be swallowed into the same black hole as the presidential candidates and the rest of the Republican party.
And Romney's support for the ARMS Act should not be received with praise by Jeb Bush. The ARMS Act is a poor attempt to provide relief to undocumented youth. It simply says: you are not good enough to serve your country as a teacher, lawyer, engineer, entrepreneur or artist.
What's worse, the bill is full of provisions that have the potential to deport a veteran if he were to become injured in, say, an IED or car crash that wasn't his fault and became a public burden. This demonstrates a lack of understanding of the complexity of immigration policy by Rep. Rivera and Mitt Romney, or at least a lack of interest in those being most drastically affected.
It should come at no surprise that Jeb Bush has been careful to distance himself from Romney's stances, claiming in an interview that "I don't agree with Mitt's views on immigration in their totality, but that's OK." But considering how Mitt Romney has touted the concept of "self-deportation," essentially denying water, shelter, food or the basic necessities of life until an undocumented immigrant leaves of their own will, it is appalling to hear Jeb Bush simply brushing off this type of extreme rhetoric as simply "OK."
For Latino families of mixed-status, Jeb Bush's endorsement of Romney shows a dangerous path, and a lack of understanding and caring for our communities. He has decided to ignore the fact that 91 percent of Latinos support the DREAM Act, including Latinos in Florida. He has decided to follow his party into the void rather than lead his party to the future. Jeb Bush waited a long time to endorse Mitt Romney, and now that he finally has, he has accepted Romney's views as those which should be placed into the highest office of our government -- Arizona SB 1070 & "self-deportation" being the law of the land. There have been more immigration-friendly alternatives to Romney in the Republican party vying for nomination. Today, however, they don't have Jeb Bush's endorsement.
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| Obama | Romney | |
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| Electoral Votes (270 to win) |
332 | 206 |
| Obama | Romney | |
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| Total | 65,899,660 | 60,932,152 |
| Percent | 51.1% | 47.2% |
| Democrats* | Republicans | |
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| Current Senate | 53 | 47 |
| Seats gained or lost | +2 | -2 |
| New Total | 55 | 45 |
| Democrats | Republicans | |
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| Seats won | 201 | 234 |
Does the phrase “For Latino families of mixed-status" actually family members that are here illegally?
Does the use of "cruel "self-deportation" mean expecting people who intentionally and illegally entered or intentionally and illegally overstayed their visas to hold themselves accountable for their actions and do the right thing?
Just asking as I want to stay current with any of the new softer, more confusing, nicer and less truthfully accurate PC acceptable terms.
http://cis.org/renshon/new-york-states-dream-act-legislation-good-character-equals-no-violent-felony-conviction
Whether 91% or 2% of Latinos support the DREAM Act (It really depends on whether American Latinos or foreigners are asked) is really irrelevant. A record turnout of Latino voters in 2008 yielded total ten million votes out of 115 million. Not enough to turn an election.
80% of Americans don't want the DREAM Act or any amnesty for foreigners who broke our laws entering the country. Our laws apply to everyone from everywhere, so calling them "racist" or "xenophobic" is nothing but trying to escape the fact.
The same is true of the state laws. There is nothing racist about trying to enforce the laws of the nation or ejecting foreigners who decided the law didn't apply to them. All other countries do it including and especially the ones most of our complaining illegal population come from.
Self deportation is not cruel. Laws denying services are one reason foreigners come here illegally instead of going to countries where they already speak their language.
The 20 million Americans who cannot find work while 7.5 million Illegal Immigrants work in jobs they used to do.
Teenagers who cannot find summer jobs and teens not going to college who have a 24% unemployment rate because the jobs are filled by Illegal Immigrants.
Citizen Construction Workers who saw their wages fall 14% before the current recession and are suffering an 18% unemployment rate now thanks to Illegal Immigration.
Citizen meatpacking workers who saw their wages fall from $19/hr. to $13/hr. all the while losing their jobs to Illegal Immigrants.
Citizens suffering from identity theft perpetrated on them by people trying to illegally work in the USA.
Potential Legal Immigrants who wait up to 14 years to come legally because Illegal Immigrants have taken too many jobs.
The working poor who, before the current recession, experienced a growing percent of their number earning below poverty level wages thanks to Illegal Immigration driving down wages an average of 8% as documented by various Economists.
Citizens suffering unemployment, watching the latest company in their town caught employing Illegal Immigrants, knowing the government is only willing to deport illegal workers from the workforce if they have committed some other crime. Knowing those illegal workers were sometimes protected by their local government with sanctuary city policies.
He just may know more about, "a lack of understanding and caring for our communities" than you are aware of. . . . . . . . . . . . .