Former Governor Jeb Bush (R-FL) thinks the Republican party's has lost the momentum it once had during the time of Ronald Reagan.
Bush called those years a "renaissance of conservative reform-minded ideas," but said that it lately it has begun to "stall out."
One of the areas he believes Republicans can make progress is Immigration reform. "We need to have a conversation about what a twenty-first century immigration system should look like," Bush maintained.
He hopes that with comprehensive immigration reform, in five years, "we should look back, and there should be fewer people coming illegally because we have an open legal system."
As for politics, Bush is often talked about as a potential 2016 contender, but he suggests that he won't begin to think about a presidential bid "until it's the proper time to do so."
Watch the entire interview with Jeb Bush above to hear his take on the legacy of his brother's presidency and why he likened the media's obsession with politics to a "crack addict."
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why is it that NOW and loss in the 2 last elections that almost every republican comes out and says " Hey guys immigration reform " we need to look at doing something here ? Bunch of phonies
EVERY White country on the planet is forced to become multicultural and multiracial.
EVERY white country is told to end its own race and culture.
No one asks that of ANY non-White country. Immigration and forced-assimilation is for ALL & ONLY White countries.
Anti-Whites call themselves "anti-racist", but their words & actions lead to the genocide of only one group: White people.
Look up the international law on Genocide, the true goal of anti-racism is to genocide my people.
Anti-racist is a codeword for anti-White.
Here is what is behind imigration reform. First, cheap labor. Used to attack American labor unions. American labor union participation is at all time lows. Since Reagon and the 1970s American worker wages have remained flat despite the fact worker productivity has doubled and profits went to all time highs. Corporate strategy; more income inequality. Executive pay has risen 0ver 400 to 500%.
Second, since our public education system has been guted and continues to be privitized, our country now needs highly educated imigrants skilled to take our jobs in technology sectors. American children, especially in urban poor areas, are not receiving the same opportunities for a quality education.
It is not an accident that growing inequities are a reality for the majority of Americans in government representation, economic opportunities, and domestic programs. The fact Americans are witnessing the political status quo in Washington making preparations for the social unrest that is growing and will eventually boil over is a warning that Washington is not planning anytime soon to change their policies to reverse these inequaties. The wealthy elite and their corporate special interest supporters are not about to give up their lock on our political and economic systems.
After the Jack Abramoff loby scandle, Newt Gingrich was quoted on national radio as saying," True American Democracy no longer exists for the average American. That privilage now only belongs to those who have enough money to pay for it." End of story.
The GOP just won't let ol' Ronald Reagan R.I.P.
Jeb talkin' like a crack addict again... I really don't think "History will be kind.." to a president who created a war based on "misinformation", killing thousands of Americans that didn't have to die; hurting and maiming thousands more that didn't have to be wounded. Well over 100,000 Iraqi's were killed and their infrastructure was reduced to trash. Thousands of family's have been destroyed. Will history be kind? I think not.
Bush's foreign policy actions were necassary. The fall of the economy was a group effort.