Jeb Bush: When I said 'anchor babies,' I meant Asians, not Latinos
Source: The Week
Former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-Fla.) clarified his recent use of the term "anchor babies," one many consider a racial slur, during a trip to the U.S.-Mexico border Monday. He deflected criticism that he's been calling for a crackdown on Latino immigration by shifting the focus to Asian immigrants' birthright citizenship.
"What I was talking about was the specific case of fraud being committed, where there's organized efforts," he said. "And frankly it's more related to Asian people, coming into our country, having children."
Bush was likely referring to cases of reported Chinese "birth tourism." The presidential hopeful also called out Hillary Clinton's campaign and others who have taken issue with his use of "anchor babies."
"This is all how politics plays," he said. "And by the way, I think we need to take a step back and chill out a little bit as it relates to the political correctness that somehow you have to be scolded every time you say something."
Read more: http://theweek.com/speedreads/573599/jeb-bush-when-said-anchor-babies-meant-asians-not-latinos
rurallib
(62,451 posts)how dare they?
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)XemaSab
(60,212 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)roguevalley
(40,656 posts)who ... I think its a billionaire wants a new person to step in and run for their nom. I wish I could remember where I saw that. I think the party is going to cut its on throat and die this time.
Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)SusanaMontana41
(3,233 posts)He has lots of company now, though. Disgusting.
TlalocW
(15,392 posts)Well... Uh, that's okay then?
TlalocW
DebbieCDC
(2,543 posts)Let's see how fast the entire field of Rethuglicans can insult every demographic possible except old white men
Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)monmouth4
(9,710 posts)christx30
(6,241 posts)davidpdx
(22,000 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)from China for the purpose of getting their kid a US passport. It is very common, and in some cases (not all) we end up footing the bill because these women present at the ER in labor without insurance after hiding out in an overcrowded apartment for a month or two.
The term is "BIRTH TOURISM" not "anchor babies."
It's an INDUSTRY in China--it's like buying insurance:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/04/01/china-usa-birth-tourists-business-strong/24887837/
BEIJING Business is booming here for companies that coach pregnant women on how to deceive U.S. immigration authorities so they can enter the United States for the sole purpose of giving birth to American citizens.
At least 500 companies offered "birth tourism" services in China last year, the Shanghai newspaper National Business Daily reported. While there are no official statistics, the number of Chinese citizens heading to the USA to give birth likely is in the tens of thousands each year. The cost of a trip, including medical expenses, runs from $20,000 to $80,000.
The business is legal in China, but the tactics for entering the USA are not. The women are coached to lie about the purpose of their visit by listing "tourism," which makes it easier to get a visa. They also are told to hide their pregnancies when going through U.S. immigration and avoid declarations that they're traveling for medical treatment.
In early March, California authorities raided dozens of maternity hotels for Chinese women in Orange, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties for alleged immigration and tax fraud.
The raids did not prompt crackdowns on the business in China. Six birth tourism companies, including ABC Baby and Precious Beauty Baby, told USA TODAY that business continues as normal. Six others declined comment......
The idea isn't to stay in USA--the idea is to go back to China, wait until the kid grows up, and then have the kid, as an adult US citizen, sponsor his family to come to USA:
Syzygy321
(583 posts)Slightly different MO though: they come at about their sixth month (after the ultrasound showing sex, because this is only done for boys) and stay with relatives. They (and extended family) pay cash up front to an OB and hospital so all services are covered.
The reasons: (1) Gain access to US colleges and jobs after high school. (2) Dodge compulsory military service. (3) Someday the American child might settle in the US and bring his parents there in their old age, for medical care or to get away from home-country instability.
I don't think it hurts anyone, but I'm uncomfortable with the sneakiness.
hollysmom
(5,946 posts)you are on your way to proving your brother was the smart Bush.
Did Barbara drop all these kids on their heads as babies?
MADem
(135,425 posts)hollysmom
(5,946 posts)really had nothing to do with raising her children probably a flock of nannies without papers, I remember when she went to a gala instead of her own daughters funeral.
MADem
(135,425 posts)She had to do all the work herself, and she wasn't all that good at it, so he was critical of her. This depressed her and thus she raised her kids rather neglectfully and found a bit of solace in beverages. I think she did give it a belt there. It didn't help that George had a longstanding affair with his own Jenifer, who moved to London when the heat was on (popular hideout, London).
They're a "cocktails" kind of family--they never throw anything out, don't need to 'prove' themselves in terms of fashion, and like to get a bit sloppy over drinks, but not "too-too," or so I've heard. They've never had ME over, so I sure wouldn't know!
I don't remember ever reading that she skipped her child's funeral.
BlueMTexpat
(15,373 posts)there was no funeral, according to one source. http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Other-Children-of-George-and-Barbara-Bush Robin was diagnosed with leukemia at three and died before she was four. Her remains were donated for cancer research.
But the story I remember best about her callous behavior towards her children likely came from this 2003 article that talked about Dubya's behavior and mentioned how BOTH parents were influences:
A direct and loutish challenge to his father's posh sensibility came aged 25, after he had drunkenly crashed a car. "I hear you're looking for me," he sneered at his father, "do you want to go mano a mano, right here?"
As he grew older, the fury towards his father was increasingly directed against himself in depressive drinking. But it was not all his father's fault. There was also his insensitive and domineering mother.
Barbara Bush is described by her closest intimates as prone to "withering stares" and "sharply crystalline" retorts. She is also extremely tough. When he was seven, Bush's younger sister, Robin, died of leukaemia and several independent witnesses say he was very upset by this loss. Barbara claims its effect was exaggerated but nobody could accuse her of overreacting: the day after the funeral, she and her husband were on the golf course.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2003/sep/02/lifeandhealth.usa
The second mentions a funeral, but perhaps meant merely to refer to Robin's death, assuming that the first source is correct. Either way, I cannot imagine just picking up my social life as usual immediately after I had lost a three-year-old and still had a traumatized seven-year-old who needed closure and attention.
Elmer S. E. Dump
(5,751 posts)Not having to worry about impressing anyone, since by default you would be smarter and probably more cultured than these buffoons. Also, no need to talk politics (probably a sore point anyway), just drink, laugh - even laugh at their "where are the weapons of mass destruction" jokes, because - Hey, you're with the Bushes; that gives you the right to not give a fuck about anything but your partying!
MADem
(135,425 posts)Elmer S. E. Dump
(5,751 posts)no_hypocrisy
(46,202 posts)The Second Stone
(2,900 posts)Unless we took a citizenship test and oath?
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)and did nothing. I think this was just a 'tactic' for Hong Kong 'citizens' the extremely wealthy 1%.
These days pregnant Chinese people aren't allowed visas to travel near delivery date to birthright countries.
Solly Mack
(90,787 posts)NCjack
(10,279 posts)the US-Mexico border. No one else but Asians would do that. Latinos. Europeans, Arabs, Africans -- none of those come here to have an anchor baby. Just Asians on "birth tourism". That's what JEB meant, and we are fools for thinking that he was referring to the millions of Latino anchor babies in USA who arrived by means other than "birth tourism".
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)on yet another attempt to shore up support of Latinos - oh, let's strike another demographic...Asian people...broad brush ya got there ..pathetic..and this guy wants to be President of these United States...think again..you can hide your brother, jebbie..but your name still is our reminder of the devastation of Georgie... - Cheney - Sept 8th?? AEI? - another reminder jebbie...
Just look at jebbies foreign policy advisors - Georgie the second....pathetic..
Yes, he struck a nerve with us - our beautiful daughter-in-law - now here in US 2 years...from the Philippines...
he wants to talk about crime then be specific....he makes me sick - and to think we will have to spend our time and energy and money fending off this crassass - IMHO, bush is the chosen one for the republicons
pampango
(24,692 posts)Look at those OTHERS not the 1%'er behind the curtain.
PersonNumber503602
(1,134 posts)I think it's more of a foot in his mouth thing though.
underpants
(182,904 posts)The only reason anyone knows you and your brother's names is because of the birthright you started life with
mountain grammy
(26,655 posts)lobodons
(1,290 posts)Considering the bar he needs to get over.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)get all fuzzed up -- you know it's true.
mainer
(12,029 posts)and to whom American owes its debts.
Elmer S. E. Dump
(5,751 posts)LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I can't decide if this is entertaining or horrifying. Probably a sick combination of both.
Monk06
(7,675 posts)that has suffered more racist motivated exclusion than Mexicans. Now he wants to ban them again.
That won't go down well with the 2.5 million Chinese/American citizens who may or may not have been born in the US and who probably have relatives that lived under that cloud.
That's the problem with the GOP they don't bother to learn the history of their own country let alone countries that they are intimately involved with politically and economically.
pampango
(24,692 posts)is the response you will hear from them every time you use history to evaluate a policy. "Things are different now" is a close cousin of "scientists are divided on ..." as good excuses for republicans to go with their emotions and fears when deciding on policies.
And don't even mention the Chinese Exclusion Act (passed under a republican president, of course) around republicans. It might give them ideas.
One of the critics of the Chinese Exclusion Act was the anti-slavery/anti-imperialist Senator George Frisbie Hoar of Massachusetts who described the Act as "nothing less than the legalization of racial discrimination."
The laws were driven largely by racial concerns; immigration of persons of other races was unlimited during this period.[
Monk06
(7,675 posts)LynneSin
(95,337 posts)SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,222 posts)Gothmog
(145,619 posts)HassleCat
(6,409 posts)I'm happy Jeb didn't insult his own family, or the Latino constituency he's counting on picking up in the election. Turns out it's the yellow wave, not the brown wave, we have to fear. Fear. Yes, that's the key.
thebighobgoblin
(179 posts)He said that?
Seriously?
Yep, he's a Bush alright. Put a camera and mic in front of him and dumb shit starts flowing out of his mouth like raging waters unleashed from a dam.
TBF
(32,102 posts)and they call this one the smart brother
JI7
(89,276 posts)tanyev
(42,623 posts)I would have lost that bet.
Cosmocat
(14,574 posts)You almost have to TRY to fuck up like he does given the last name carrying water for him ...
weissmam
(905 posts)Asians tend to be the smartest, most educated and wealthiest of immigrants and one of the fastest growing groups -good group to piss off
Feeling the Bern
(3,839 posts)Secondly, my wife knows personally about "birth tourism." One of her students is American because of it. They gave birth to the child in Anaheim on a "birth tourism" package for close to 10,000 USD.
Retrograde
(10,159 posts)Where do most Asian-Americans live? California, Hawai'i, Washington, New York. What states do the Republicans not have a snowball's chance in Hell of carrying? California, Hawai'i, Washington, New York. He doesn't need the Asian vote, unlike the Latino vote (hate that term, as if they're all interchangeable), so he can insult them.
ericson00
(2,707 posts)David__77
(23,520 posts)I consider that way more politically stupid than the things I've heard Trump say. I think that the latter were intentional. This strikes me as verbalized stream of consciousness.
bullwinkle428
(20,631 posts)"those tricky Asian people"!
Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)I think Jeb should be the one to chill out with all of the racist, xenophobic talk.
But then . . that's just me.
douggg
(239 posts)they are such a small part of the 'problem'.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)How many times did JEB have to clarify his Iraq War statements? Now it's 'anchor babies". What's next?
SCVDem
(5,103 posts)The last thing I want to hear are discussions about race from idiot GOP candidates. They have NO idea what they are talking about.
Hate! Hate! Hate! God loves you! Hate Hate! Hate!
wheniwasincongress
(1,307 posts)Is that it?
I think Jeb is the dumb Bush...it's not W.
3catwoman3
(24,054 posts)...be issuing another "I misspoke" statement?
Wash. state Desk Jet
(3,426 posts)<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/fufunny%20jeb%20bush%20pictures" target="_blank"><img src="" border="0" alt="fufunny jeb bush pictures photo: Jeb bush jeb_zpspjyy4tpe.jpg"/></a>
Jeb here:
The truth is I was just trying to agree with my opponent to some degree as a way to gain traction and in another way turn down the heat. Trump's a real blow torch- man it gets hot.
It started out I couldn't decide what tie to put on, so I said to myself I said, it's either this one or another one, there is no in-between.
I stayed with that thought all day.
It's the asians.
It's all about decision making.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)Keep digging.......
freshwest
(53,661 posts)Darb
(2,807 posts)Man, that pisses me off.
Kablooie
(18,641 posts)i really hate'cha cause your feets too big.
mainer
(12,029 posts)Oh, those are OK because they're white.
itcfish
(1,828 posts)a world of difference. LOL Moron Reminds of the scene in Blazing Saddles, "We will give the land to the Injuns and the N__ers, but no land to the Irish".
sofa king
(10,857 posts)Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)I hope our eventual candidate makes an issue of his lack of intelligence
TomCADem
(17,390 posts)I can see why the GOP establishment is in love with Jeb. He can play the role of a less scary Trojan Horse for the extreme right.