Politico
By Briannah Ehley
August 18, 2015
Former
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush split from many of his fellow GOP presidential
contenders on Tuesday and staunchly defended birthright citizenship for
children born in the
U.S. to undocumented immigrants — saying it is a constitutional right
that should be protected.
During
an interview with CBS’s Major Garrett, Bush waved off Donald Trump’s
immigration plan — which includes repealing the 14th Amendment that
provides birthright citizenship—
as unrealistic.
“Mr.
Trump can say that he’s for this because people are frustrated that
it’s abused. But we ought to fix the problem rather than take away
rights that are constitutionally
in doubt,” Bush said.
Since
Trump pushed the idea on Sunday, GOP presidential hopefuls Scott Walker
and Bobby Jindal also called for ending birthright citizenship.
Other
Republicans including Sen. Rand Paul, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick
Santorum, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich have previously supported ending
birthright citizenship for
children born in the U.S. to undocumented immigrants — though Kasich
now says it’s not necessary. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has said the
issue needs to be revisited.
Meanwhile,
Sen. Marco Rubio, former New York Gov. George Pataki and Carly Fiorina
have opposed repealing the 14th Amendment. Although Rubio told voters in
Iowa that he’s
“open to exploring ways of not allowing people who are coming here
deliberately for that purpose to acquire citizenship.”
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