KEENE, N.H. — Jeb Bush, as he often notes, co-wrote a book two years
ago called "Immigration Wars," laying out a path to reforming America's
immigration system. In the six chapters of the book, two phrases never
appear: "sanctuary cities" and "anchor babies."
But in a six-point immigration proposal he
released earlier this month, the former Florida governor included a plan
to crack down on cities that don't cooperate with federal authorities
on immigration law enforcement.
Now, Bush has invoked the term "anchor babies,"
the idea that some women enter the U.S. illegally simply so they can
have babies who are U.S. citizens, which might make it easier for those
women and their families to then become citizens too. Many, particularly
in the Latino community, find this phrase offensive.
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