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Republican presidential hopefuls Donald Trump and John Kasich engaged in a spirited back-and-forth during Tuesday’s debate, with each criticizing the other’s immigration view.
Trump’s stern stance clashed with the former Ohio governor’s call for compassion regarding “law-abiding” illegal aliens.
When Jeb Bush was invited into the discussion, he echoed Kasich’s opinion that deporting millions of illegals is unfeasible.
“Twelve million illegal immigrants,” Bush said, “to send them back 500,000 a month is just not possible. And it’s not embracing American values. And it would tear communities apart. And it would send a signal that we’re not the kind of country that I know America is.”
He went on to insist that a GOP candidate with a firm position against the violation of U.S. immigration law could never defeat a Democrat in the 2016 general election.
Bush predicted “high fives in the Clinton campaign” upon hearing Republicans discuss border security and law enforcement.
“The way you win the presidency,” he scolded Trump, “is to have practical plans.”
His plan, he elaborated, includes a clear pathway for millions of illegal aliens to “earn legal status.”
Trump got the last word in the verbal skirmish, using the time to advocate on behalf of legal immigrants.
“We have millions of people right now on line trying to come into this country,” he said. “Very, very unfair to people who want to come into our country legally.”