Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Dreamer confronts Jeb Bush after campaign appearance in Las Vegas

A College of Southern Nevada student and Dreamer pushed Gov. Jeb Bush on his immigration stance Wednesday night, asking him why he supported legal status for undocumented immigrants but not a path to citizenship.

The student, Dulce Valencia, approached Bush after a campaign event at the college’s Cheyenne campus on Wednesday night. Valencia shook Bush’s hand and asked why he supported a path to citizenship for his wife — who is a legal immigrant from Mexico — but would not support the same for her parents.

“My wife didn’t come here illegally,” Bush said. “That’s the difference.”

Bush reiterated that he supported legal status for the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States, but not full citizenship.

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