Bush: Obama Doesn't Want Immigration Reform

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/art...on_reform.html

Jeb Bush warned Thursday that President Obama and Democrats would rather keep immigration reform as a political wedge issue than solve the problem — and that Republicans will always lose the political argument on immigration if the dynamic persists.

‪“By doing nothing, you have two things that happen, at least in the age of Obama,” the former Florida governor said during a National Review event in Washington, D.C. “You have a president who uses this ... as a wedge issue, and we always lose.


‪“Delaying this is what [Obama] wants,” Bush added. “He doesn’t want immigration reform.”

‪As Bush has traveled the country in preparation for a likely bid for president, he has been among the most vocal Republicans pushing for comprehensive immigration reform, even though the issue is anathema to some staunch conservatives.

‪That divide within the party played out as Bush discussed immigration reform onstage with National Review Editor Rich Lowry. The publication has been critical of Bush’s immigration stance, and a National Review headline from earlier this year asked: “Is Jeb Bush too enthusiastic about immigration?”

‪“I just think you’re wrong on immigration, to be honest with you, and you think I’m wrong,” Bush conceded to Lowry. “So, I respect you for it.”

‪Bush also disagreed with a remark by his likely opponent for the Republican nomination, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who recently promoted a “legal immigration system that’s based, first and foremost, on protecting American workers and American wages,” which many took to mean Walker would limit legal immigration as president.

‪But, Bush said: “I don’t think it’s a zero sum game. It’s the wrong approach.” Bush has pushed for a legal immigration system that would encourage economic immigrants, likening it to football teams with top picks in the NFL draft.

‪“If we fix the legal part that is not working, we can grow our economy far faster, and we would be younger and more dynamic,” Bush added. “The world that some argue for is the world of declining population. It’s the world of Japan. It’s the world of Europe. I reject that.”





Well... I am beginning to take side on Bush... because I actually think Obama doesn't want immigration reform long time ago... thanks for the daca but dream act/reform has been delayed for so many years!!!!!!!!!

What's Hilary stance on the Dreamers and immigration reform...

Ooops... I meant to post this at the news feed...

can anyone move this thread?

People who think like you are the Reason that Republicans know they can hurt us with impunity. They know that they can let immigration reform that passed the senate and Obama vowed to sign to not only not be passed but not even brought up to a vote and yet, they know a segment of the immigrant population will be brainwashed and still support them.

I know I know, you'll bring up "why did he pick healthcare reform instead of immigration when he had both houses?" Well, because he was elected president and he had the right to pick his biggest priority, but having immigration as the 3rd or 4th biggest priority is quite different than the Republican policy of doing nothing at best and actively seeking to deport people like yourself.

Reminder: Bush Plan is

1) Remove DACA
2) Push for an immigration reform

#2 will have the condition that the border should be secured first, ie. never.

No one wants immigration reform. Democrats want it as an issue so they can get the Hispanic vote, republicans want it as an issue so they can rile up their hillbilly base. They both win by it forever being something they can bicker about.

This is too cynical and the facts don't support it. It's like an angsty teenager walking around saying "everything sucks, man" .
The immigration bill passed the then Democrat Senate and Obama was going to sign it. If the Republicans would have brought it to a vote and it passed (which some say it would have), do you really think Obama would have vetoed it?

Why wouldn't the Dems want immigration reform? I think its safe to say if those people became citizens they would vote Democrat especially with how the Repubtards have acted these past few years.

Oh and wasnt there a bipartisan bill that passed the Senate but was blocked off by the Repubtards of the House?

Sorry Bush try again..

This ^^^

Spoiler Alert: Obama's not the problem. The vast majority of Democrats are not the problem here. Yes, the timing could have been better insofar as putting an immigration reform bill to Congress, but ultimately, do you really think a Republican majority like the one we have now would really pass such a bill without it being punitive?

It's this kind of attitude that is unfortunately pervasive among young, voter-eligible USC and why voter turnout among people 18-30 is so low. There IS a difference between the Democrats and Republicans, in spite of what one would believe.