Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Immigration policy inadequate
Bush sharply criticizes the Republican Party
Even in Trump’s times, the ex-US President and well-known Republican George W. Bush did not spare criticism of the party. Now he gives them a damning testimony. Especially when it comes to immigration. He himself advocates a reform of migration policy and chooses a special means to do so.
Former Republican US President George W. Bush has sharply criticized his party. Speaking to NBC, Bush told NBC about the current state of the Republican Party: “I would describe it as isolationist, protectionist, and to some extent nativist.” In short, nativism is the political struggle of those born in a country against immigrants.
When asked if he was disappointed with his party, Bush added that this was not exactly his vision for the Republicans. Bush also criticized efforts to scare people about migration policy. It is easy to frighten part of the electorate in this way.
The 74-year-old Texan recently spoke out in favor of a more humane immigration policy. Bush, who meanwhile has made a name for himself as a painter, has published a book entitled “Out of many, one”. In it he portrayed immigrants. In the “Washington Post“he writes about his book project:” I hope that these faces and their stories serve as a reminder that immigration is not just a part of our history and our heritage. New Americans today are just as much a force for good with their energy, idealism and love for the country as they always have been “.
The Republican Party has moved significantly to the right in the years under former President Donald Trump. Trump had just taken a tough course in migration policy. Bush had already denounced political deficits in the Trump era in the past and, for example, sharply opposed isolationism, nationalism and lies – but without addressing Trump directly. Bush did not mention Trump this time either.
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