Jeb Bush Support for Dreamers Dismissed, Cheered, at Hispanic Chamber
*Meanwhile, on the presidential campaign trail, this happened in Houston. A group of DREAMers heckled Jeb, he handled it well. VL
By Suzzane Gamboa, NBC News
Hecklers interrupted GOP candidate Jeb Bush over immigration Monday, tongue-tying him briefly, but Bush regrouped to voice support for a path to citizenship for young people not legally in the country.
“No hope without our vote,” the protesters yelled as he started his speech.
[pullquote]The protest was organized by FIEL of Houston. The acronym stands for Familias Imigrantes y Estudiantes en la Lucha.[/pullquote] [Bush] has previously said he would undo DACA, the program created with authority from President Barack Obama to shield young immigrants from deportation,Bush, speaking at a women entrepreneurs luncheon at the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce conference in Houston, had just said he was tired of “how we figure out ways to break ourselves up in our disparate parts,” and was naming honorees, when the protests began.
“Hey!” he responded, trying to stop the protesters, followed with “I can’t see you.”
But as it kept on, Bush shifted to immigration saying he has been consistently for the Dream Act kids to get a path to citizenship.
“I’ll continue to be consistently for it, irrespective of what the political ramifications of that are,” he said. The line was cheered by attendees and the protests ended.
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