And he probably wonders why the base loathes him with a passion.

Via RCP:

BUSH: Sure. So, on immigration, I wrote a book about this. Instead of people opinion on what I believe, they ought to by the book. It’s called Immigration Wars. You can get it on Amazon for a $1.99. It’s probably discounted. And in that book, I talk about first and foremost the need to enforce the borders. A great country needs to enforce borders for national security purposes, public health purposes, and the rule of law. First and foremost we have to do that.

Secondly, we need to narrow family petitioning so that it’s the same as every other country, spouse and minor children, not this broad definition of spouse, minor children, adult siblings and adult parents, that crowds out what we need, which are economic-driven immigrants. Those that want to come here to work, to invest in their dreams in this country, to create opportunities for all of us, and that’s what we need to get to.

The plan also includes a path to legal status. I have not seen anybody, and I know there’s disagreement here. Some of these people are angry about this, and, look, I kind of feel your pain. I was in Miami this morning, it was 70 degrees. So the simple fact — the simple fact is there is no plan to deport 11 million people. We should give them a path to legal status, where they work, where they don’t receive government benefits, where they don’t break the law, where they learn English, and where they make a contribution to our society. That’s what we need to be focused on.