Jeb Bush on Wednesday received more criticism for his “anchor babies” remarks, this time from Asian-American leaders who said Bush was insulting them to deflect from the backlash he was receiving from Hispanic voters.
Bush first used the term during a radio interview last week in reference to children born in the United States to people who come into the country illegally for the purpose of giving birth and automatically receiving birthright citizenship protections.
Hispanic groups immediately pounced on Bush, with influential Latino leaders such as Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa releasing statements saying Bush’s use of the term is “disgusting” and that he “owes million of U.S. citizens, Latinos, and immigrants an apology.”
