Jeb Bush on Using the Term Anchor Babies: 'Give Me the Name You Want Me to Use and I'll Use It'

melanie.hunter | August 25, 2015
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During a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border in McAllen, Texas, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush called it "ludicrous" that some say it is derogatory for him to use the term "anchor babies" in describing an organized effort to bring pregnant women to the U.S. so that they can give birth in the country and their children will become U.S. citizens.