I am saddened when the land of the free sends a young boy back to communist Cuba without a fair hearing in family court. My thoughts and prayers are with the entire
Gonzalez family, and I hope that one day Elian will live in a free Cuba and be able to choose for himself whether to return to America.
Source: Press Release, �Statement on Elian�
Jun 28, 2000
Against the spirit of CA Proposition 187
During his first campaign swing through California in June, Bush said he was �against the spirit� of Proposition 187-which in part would prevent illegal immigrants from attending public schools-and would not have supported a similar measure for Texas. �I
felt like every child ought to be educated regardless of the status of their parents,� he said.
Source: David Von Drehle, The Washington Post
Oct 15, 1999
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