Florida Gov. Bush Calls Tone of Immigration Debate `Hurtful'

Florida Gov. Bush Calls Tone of Immigration Debate `Hurtful'
He accuses some fellow Republicans of misusing the issue for short-term political gain.

By Peter Wallsten, Times Staff WriterApril 5, 2006
WASHINGTON — Accusing politicians of "pounding their chests" on immigration for short-term political gain, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Tuesday that the tone of the debate had been "hurtful" to him and his Mexican-born wife, Columba.Bush, the younger brother of President Bush, reserved some of his sharpest criticism for conservatives in his own Republican Party, calling it "just plain wrong" to charge illegal immigrants with a felony, as a provision passed by the Republican-led House would do. He also opposed "penalizing the children of illegal immigrants" by denying them U.S. citizenship, an idea backed by some conservatives but not included in the legislation.

"My wife came here legally, but it hurts her just as it hurts me when people give the perception that all immigrants are bad," the Florida governor wrote in an e-mail exchange with The Times.

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Well isn't this a tragedy Jeb Bush's and his wifes feelings are hurt! Aww I feel so bad now, people with hurt feelings!

People are taking about hurt feelings when the nation is being invaded by millions of 'invaders' yearly! It seems that not only is business in bed literally and figurely with the Mexicans, but our politicians as well.