you know, a dad who loved their children was worried that their children didn t have food on the table and they wanted to make sure their family was intact and they crossed the border because they had no other means to work to be able to provide for their family, yes, they broke the law, but it s not a felony. it s kind of it s an act of love. it s an act of commitment to your family. i honestly think that that is a different kind of crime that should be there should be a price paid, but it shouldn t be it shouldn t rile people up that people are actually coming to this country to provide for their families. we already have a real-life example of what can happen to a republican who s too forgiving of illegal immigrants. marco rubio still hasn t recovered his standing in the gop. let s talk to some people. ryan grimm and michelle bernard. michelle, let me start with you. it seems to me that jeb is
well, jeb bush is making wa waves about the comments about immigration and the upcoming presidential race. speaking at the 25th anniversary of his father s presidency, jeb bush said he will decide if he is going to run for president by the end of the year, but it is what he said about illegal immigration that is making headlines today. yes, they broke the law, but it is not a felony. it is kind of the it s an act of love. it is an act of commitment to your family. i honestly think that is a different kind of crime that should be, there should be a price paid, but it shouldn t rile people up that people are actu actually coming to this country to provide for their families. joining me now is nbc news senior editor mark murray, and so when you compare those comments of jeb bush to rick
worried that their children didn t have food on the table, and they, you know, wanted to make sure their family was intact and they crossed the border because they had no other means to work to be able to provide for their family, brok, but it s not a felony. it s kind of it s an act of love. it s an act of commitment to your family. i honestly think that that is a different kind of crime that should be there should be a price paid, but it shouldn t be it shouldn t rile people up that people are actually coming to this country to provide for their families. we already have a real-life example of what can happen to a republican who s too forgiving of illegal immigrants. marco rubio still hasn t recovered his standing in the gop. let s talk to some people. ryan grimm and michelle bernard. michelle, let me start with you. it seems to me that jeb is saying something very christian,
has had been trending red ever since. but once he got secured in the senate, he hitched his wagon to the republican party, wherever it went, and he has moved right as the party has gone right. is he ideological in his heart of hearts? what is he? i think some people can t figure out i ll tell you this, the white house can t figure him out. president obama can t figure out mitch mcconnell. biden thinks he knows him, but it is very interesting that there is this sense that they don t know him. he is ultimately inscrutable. very few people really know the mind of mitch mcconnell. and they ain t talking. he is very much about this as a professional. when you call his home and get the voice message, before he changed it, he would say, this call is about business, please call my office. it s a business. he treats it like a business and aims to be as successful in business as possible. and his ultimate goal is to be the republican the majority
we have all either experienced it or at the very least seen it. of course, it s another political legacy which moves toward a 2016 run, making some new headlines this morning. speaking at an event, commemorating the 25th anniversary of his father s presidency on sunday, jeb bush signal that if he does run for president, will he fiercely defend two potential achilles heels in a republican primary. his views on immigration and education reform. bush prefaced his comments on illegal immigration by acknowledging, quote, i m going to say this and it will be on tape. so be it. yes. they broke the law. but it s not a felony. it s kind of it s an act of love. it s an act of commitment to your family. i honestly think that is a different kind of crime that 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.