Jeb Bush Supports the Right for Illegal Immigrants to Become Citizens

In an article that I recently read, Jeb Bush stated that he would support a pathway for immigrants who came into our country illegally to become citizens. I personally think that this is not a sensible solution for our immigration problem, but the statement isn't that surprising knowing Jeb Bush's past policies.

Jeb Bush married an immigrant which might cause him to sway more left on the topic of immigration than most conservatives. He was also a 2 term governor of the state of Florida which has a high immigrant population. Jeb Bush would need credentials of that sort in order to be elected where he was.

The little catch to this article is: Jeb "clarifies" his remarks saying that he still stands by what he said, except he would only support pathways as long as they don't encourage illegal immigration. That frankly doesn't make sense. If you grant citizenships to illegal aliens now, then what would be the incentive to migrate to the United States legally? If you create pathways for illegals, the numbers for legal immigration will most likely drop while the numbers for illegal immigration will rise. The immigrants will feel no need to pass through any sort of customs if the government will, in the end, give them citizenship no matter how they get in.

I remember Newt Gingrich said at one point during the 2012 elections said that he might also support pathways for illegal immigrants who had families saying that he didn't want to deport grandmothers and grandfathers. Honestly, it really shouldn't matter who they are. That is the cold hard truth. Immigrants who come here illegally should not have the right to enjoy benefits that legal immigrants do. Illegal immigrants should not have the right to pathways under no circumstances as they had the choice on how to enter our country.

Immigrants who enter the United States illegally should always be under the auspices that they will be caught and deported. That currently a factor. If the United States brings troops home from corners of the world that it shouldn't be involved in and secured our borders, our immigration problem would be more under control and our lack of foreign involvement would allow us to tackle our problems at home.