Washington Post
By James Hohmann
June 29, 2015
Bobby
Jindal’s super PAC on Monday went up across Iowa with a commercial that
highlights the Louisiana governor’s hardline views on immigration.
The
30-second spot from Believe Again is backed up by half a million
dollars. It is the group’s first media buy and comes the week after
Jindal announced his bid for the Republican nomination.
“I
think our immigration system is broken,” Jindal said in a recent
speech, which is showcased in the ad. “If folks want to immigrate to
America, they should do so legally. They should adopt our values. They
should learn English. And they should roll up their sleeves and get to
work.”
The commercial is also part biographical and includes photographs of a young Jindal with his father.
“I’m
tired of hyphenated Americans. We’re not Indian-Americans or
African-Americans or Asian-Americans,” Jindal is shown saying. “We’re
all Americans. When my parents came to America, they were coming to be
Americans.”
Jindal's parents are immigrants from India; he was born in the United States.
Jindal
is positioning himself as the most ideologically-pure conservative
governor in the GOP field, and he hopes that immigration will help him
make headway in the polls.
Several
of the leading establishment candidates, including former Florida
governor Jeb Bush and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), have supported
comprehensive reform that includes varying degrees of legal status for
undocumented immigrants. Last week, Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) – who will
announce on July 21 – said in Des Moines that it is “inhumane” to
deport immigrants.
Based
on an average of current national polls, Jindal would not be among the
10 candidates to participate in the first presidential debate on Fox
News this August. A TV buy, even though it is only in Iowa, could
increase his name recognition in the state and help him earn more
national coverage.
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