The Hill
By Jordain Carney
June 15, 2015
A progressive outside group is hitting former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush ahead of an expected presidential announcement Monday, slamming his immigration views.
People for the American Way launched a Spanish-language digital ad against Bush, which will air in Colorado, Virginia, North Carolina and Florida.
"The Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush is out of touch with our community. His immigration policies would condemn undocumented immigrants to a second class status without the option of becoming citizens," the ad says, according to an English translation.
The outside group's ad comes as Bush is expected to announce his bid for the Republican presidential nomination in Miami.
Bush said earlier this year during an interview on Fox News' "The Kelly File" that "we need to enforce the laws of our country for sure — enforce the border. … But a practical solution of getting to fixing the legal system is also allowing for a path to legalized status — not necessarily citizenship."
The outside group also hit Bush on the minimum wage, saying that as governor, "he fought increases in the minimum wage many times, blocking us from a better life."
The group cites a 2005 CNN article reading, "Bush opposed a state referendum to increase the state's minimum wage."
The issue of immigration is a personal one for Bush, whose wife, Columba, was born in Mexico and became a U.S. citizen in 1979.
The group also targeted Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who is also running for president, with an ad ahead of his presidential announcement, suggesting Rubio is bad for middle-class families.
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