Jeb Bush: Hey, Let’s ‘Politely Asks Illegal Immigrants To Leave’

01.26.2015 | News | Jerome Hudson |

In a little-publicized speech he gave Sunday evening in San Francisco, former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-FL) declared that “first and foremost we need to control our border.”

The 2016 presidential hopeful continued, saying, “The 40 percent of the people that have come here illegally came with a legal visa and overstayed their bounds.”

“We ought to be able to figure out where they are and politely ask them to leave,” Bush said to the crowd full of National Automobile Dealers Association members.

Bush is already viewed among conservative voters as a moderate squish because of his support for Common Core and his soft stance on immigration and border security.

Urging “compassion” toward a group of people who have no respect for U.S. immigration law isn’t going to help Jeb Bush on his journey to the White House.

Jerome Hudson

Managing Editor

Jerome Hudson has written for numerous national outlets, including The Hill, National Review, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and was recognized as one of Florida’s emerging stars, having been included in the list “25 Under 30: Florida’s Rising Young Political Class.” Hudson is a Savannah, Ga. native who currently resides in Florida.

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