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Jeb: Immigration ‘Act of Love’

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"Not a felony."

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Jeb Bush said Sunday that illegal immigration is "not a felony" but an "act of love." Speaking at a 25th anniversary celebration of his father's presidency, the former Florida governor said this: "I honestly think that that is a different kind of crime. There should be a price paid, but it shouldn't rile people up that people are actually coming to this country to provide for their families." Meanwhile, The New York Times reported that of the 2 million immigrants the Obama administration has deported, two-thirds committed either minor or no criminal offenses. Bush said he will decide by the end of the year whether to run for president.

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