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发帖数: 184 | 1 Jeb Bush again defends use of 'anchor babies' term, says referred to
Asians
Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:17am IST
(Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush said on Monday it
was ludicrous to describe his use of the term "anchor babies" as
offensive to immigrants, saying his original comments referred more to
Asians coming to the United States to give birth.
Bush's remarks came at a news conference in McAllen, Texas, near the
border with Mexico, where he was asked whether using the "anchor babies&
#34; term in a radio interview last week could affect his ability to win
Hispanic votes.
"My background, my life, the fact that I'm immersed in the immigrant
experience, this is ludicrous for the Clinton campaign and others to
suggest that somehow I'm using a derogatory term,"
said Bush, whose wife was born in Mexico and who answered some questions in
Spanish,
"What I was talking about was the specific case of fraud being committed
where there's organized efforts - frankly it's more related to
Asian people coming into our country, having children in that organized
effort, taking advantage of a noble concept, which is birthright citizenship
," he said. |
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