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Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush at a town hall Tuesday in Englewood, Colo., defended a recent \u201canchor baby\u201d remark that put him at odds with Asian Americans this week.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy record, not just (Monday), but over my lifetime, is one that the people can look at. I was talking about a very narrow-casted system of fraud, where people are bringing pregnant women in to have babies,\u201d Bush said after a question from the audience.<\/p>\n
Bush on Monday attempted to clarify his recent controversial use of the term \u201canchor baby,\u201d stating that the comment was \u201cfrankly, more related to Asian people.\u201d His clarification only dug a deeper hole, causing a stir within the Asian community. Bush also has remained committed to his \u201canchor baby\u201d remark, which is considered by many to be a derogatory phrase referring to children of undocumented immigrants born in the United States.<\/p>\n
In suggesting that the use of \u201canchor baby\u201d was not derogatory, Bush on Monday said he was referring to the \u201cbirth tourism\u201d industry. There have been examples of services established in the United States that have arranged for pregnant women to come to America on tourist visas to give birth, thereby establishing American citizenship. Reports suggest that it has been most often Chinese families willing to pay for the service.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I was talking about was the specific case of fraud being committed where there\u2019s organized efforts \u2013 and frankly, it\u2019s more related to Asian people \u2013 coming into our country and having children, in that organized effort, taking advantage of a noble concept, which is birthright citizenship,\u201d Bush said at the campaign event in McAllen, Texas.<\/p>\n
In Colorado the next morning, the former Florida governor highlighted his Mexican-American wife, Columba Bush, suggesting that he supports a strong \u201cdiversity of the culture,\u201d adding that he is \u201cbilingual and bicultural.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also pointed to the nation\u2019s broken immigration system, suggesting that the answer is not a path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants but instead a \u201cpath to legal status.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to control the immigration system in our country,\u201d Bush said. \u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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