Jeb Bush talks about his foreign bride

MauryStalk

On Tuesday presidential candidate Jeb Bush spoke about the first meeting between himself and his future foreign-born bride, Columba. " It was love at first sight. I spoke little Spanish and she spoke little English, but when you are in love you can overcome those barriers pretty quick. There's another language that matters the most."

John Ellis "Jeb" Bush is an American businessman and politician who served as the 43rd Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. He is the second son of former President George H. W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush, and the younger brother of former President George W. Bush.

Bush met his wife while in Leon, Mexico helping to build homes. León is a city in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. They married a few years later in Austin, Texas, and now live in Coral Gables, Florida.

Is there a difference between Jeb Bush's Foreign Bride and so called Mail Order Brides? Feminists and women rights groups have argued for years that men who travel across boarders for love take advantage of women that come from lower economic regions. In 2005 the Tahirih Justice Center and Senator Cantwell pushed legislation regulating foreign brides, stating that men take unfair advantage of women in foreign counties. The law (IMBRA ) requires marriage brokers to run background checks on all men that seek a foreign bride. Bush's wife was underage at the time they met and came from one of the poorest areas of central America. Did Jeb Bush then take advantage of his future wife Columba? After all she came from poverty and Jeb Bush came from a powerful, wealthy family.

Kenneth Agee, Marketing of Director of A Foreign Affair, a company that specializes in foreign bride match-making says, "Absolutely not! In our society and most societies women are always looking to find a better way of life. It is instinctual for females to find the best possible suitor for having a family, just like it is instinctual for men to be attracted to certain physical aspects of women. How would marrying into wealth make you a victim? The notion that men have economic control of women, at best, would not last long after marriage. It is equally invalid to say women have a control over men because of their beauty. The truth is, a negative situation can happen no matter where you meet and has more to do with character than economics or location. Personally, my wife is from Russia, is very strong-willed, and would never let herself become a victim. I find this to be true of most foreign women. I'm sure Jeb Bush would agree. Contrary to the opinion of Terra Justice Center, an INS study showed there were fewer issues with cross-border marriages than domestic marriages. In fact they have a much higher success rate"

And Jeb Bush is not the only candidate with a foreign-born wife. Candidate Donald Trump is also currently married to Melania Trump, a former model from Slovenia. Donald Trump's first wife, Ivana, is from the Czech Republic.

Marrying foreign women is becoming a trend for the elite. FOX News CEO Rupert Murdoch is married to Wendi Deng Murdoch from Jinan, China, with a 38 year age difference.

Yet feminists continue to argue that men seek foreign brides only because they lack the necessary social skills to find someone in the US. This is clearly not the case, as these successful men do not lack socials skills.

Society has changed greatly over the years and love has no borders. Looking worldwide for love is becoming the norm now. Each week companies like A Foreign Affair take dozens of men to countries all over the world where they attend social events, meeting hundreds of beautiful women and models, who like themselves are serious about finding true love and marriage. These men are from many varied walks of life: doctors, CEOs, policemen, businessmen, you name it. You don't have to be a Bush or Trump to see the advantage of looking abroad for real love.

With two candidates, Jed Bush and Donald Trump, both married to foreign brides, we could see our first foreign-born First Lady in the White House.

A Primal Nut

MauryStalk wrote: »

Is there a difference between Jeb Bush's Foreign Bride and so called Mail Order Brides? Feminists and women rights groups have argued for years that men who travel across boarders for love take advantage of women that come from lower economic regions. In 2005 the Tahirih Justice Center and Senator Cantwell pushed legislation regulating foreign brides, stating that men take unfair advantage of women in foreign counties. The law (IMBRA ) requires marriage brokers to run background checks on all men that seek a foreign bride.

Feminists need to realise that it's not their business to regulate women's choices in life, especially about who they marry. You may not like it, but it's not the business of government to regulate other people's life choices just because you don't like them. Also there is a huge difference between Jeb Bush's Foreign Bride and so called Mail Order Brides - he didn't go to Mexico specifically looking for a bride - he was 17! These are two people who fell in love; one happened to be from USA and the other happened to be from Mexico - that's it. They didn't meet through a dating service. It's almost racist to suggest that there is something inherently wrong with two people from different countries getting married.

Bush's wife was underage at the time they met and came from one of the poorest areas of central America.

This is misleading. Jeb is only six months older than his wife. He was 17 and she was 16 when they met. This is important because the mail order bride stereotype is of an an older man and a younger woman. In this case they were both very young; so it doesn't fit the profile of a mail order marriage at all. It's certainly wasn't the case that Jeb aged 17 went to Mexico to find himself a bride. He was teaching English and assisting in the building of a school. A casual reading of the original post would make it look like Jeb Bush was much older which is misleading.

Did Jeb Bush then take advantage of his future wife Columba? After all she came from poverty and Jeb Bush came from a powerful, wealthy family.

What kind of classist nonsense is this? So people should only marry within the same social class? Ridiculous.

Marrying foreign women is becoming a trend for the elite. FOX News CEO Rupert Murdoch is married to Wendi Deng Murdoch from Jinan, China, with a 38 year age difference.

It's not just poor, non-US women who go with rich elite men. Look at Hugh Hefner's girlfriends for an extreme example. But some people find other cultures exotic and attractive; the same is true for how some women see men from other cultures.

Yet feminists continue to argue that men seek foreign brides only because they lack the necessary social skills to find someone in the US. This is clearly not the case, as these successful men do not lack socials skills.

Exactly, and even if that was the case that they lack social skills, so what? If they and their wife are happy; who cares?

Society has changed greatly over the years and love has no borders. Looking worldwide for love is becoming the norm now. Each week companies like A Foreign Affair take dozens of men to countries all over the world where they attend social events, meeting hundreds of beautiful women and models, who like themselves are serious about finding true love and marriage. These men are from many varied walks of life: doctors, CEOs, policemen, businessmen, you name it. You don't have to be a Bush or Trump to see the advantage of looking abroad for real love.

You could argue about the rights or wrongs of these organised foreign bride agencies, but it's nothing to do with Jeb Bush's situation.

This just seems like a bad attempt at slinging dirt at Jeb Bush.

Amerika

MauryStalk wrote: »

With two candidates, Jed Bush and Donald Trump, both married to foreign brides, we could see our first foreign-born First Lady in the White House.

From your mouth to God's ears.

UrFhasaidh

A Primal Nut wrote: »

Feminists need to realise...

What an opening!

arold10

I don't see what is wrong with that. I'm against people taking advantage of under age women that come from lower economic regions. But I don't see anything wrong at all if a man falls in love with someone else from another country who is ready to enter such covenant. If a woman finds herself living in poverty, and for some reason someone who can make her happy has shown a genuine interest in her, why not taking that opportunity.

Amerika

arold10 wrote: »

I don't see what is wrong with that. I'm against people taking advantage of under age women that come from lower economic regions. But I don't see anything wrong at all if a man falls in love with someone else from another country who is ready to enter such covenant. If a woman finds herself living in poverty, and for some reason someone who can make her happy has shown a genuine interest in her, why not taking that opportunity.

See... Money can buy happiness.

Overheal

Does the OP have a source link for this news because googling various snippets of your opening post reveals this is copy pasted spam. Perhaps anti-Jeb! Activists are spreading lies on the Internet? You very evidently didn't seek any conversation here with this one post from 3 months ago, I am guessing.

20Cent

In the case if Bush and Trump it does prove one claim about immigration. They do the jobs Americans won't do.