Bloomberg
By Ali Elkin
May 31, 2015
Likely
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Sunday avoided saying
that he would overturn President Barack Obama's executive action on
immigration, signaling a
possible slight change of course.
"I
think the Supreme Court's going to overturn 'em," the former Florida
Governor said CBS's "Face the Nation," according to a transcript
provided by the network. "I think
it's unconstitutional. ... The simple fact is, he doesn't have the
authority to do what he did. He knows that and he's doing this for
political purposes; to create a wedge for Democrats to win elections, I
think."
Bush
had suggested earlier this month in an interview with Fox News's Megyn
Kelly that he might repeal the action, though not immediately, if he
were to be elected. Pressed
to answer on Sunday, Bush tried to steer the conversation toward fixing
the immigration system as a whole. The apparent change of course
illustrates the fine line Bush is walking in trying to square his more
liberal immigration views with those of conservative
Republicans. It follows a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals finding this
month in favor of 26 states that sought to block the president's
executive action.
During
Sunday's interview, as well as on "The Kelly File" segment, Bush has
focused on establishing legalized status separate from citizenship. "The
solution ought to
be to change the law and that's what I would do as President of the
United States," Bush said on Sunday. "Change the law to create a
different status for those so-called DREAM Act kids, than other people."
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