In Houston, Bush Makes Personal Appeal to Latino Evangelicals
HOUSTON — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush made an impassioned and personal appeal here Wednesday to the Hispanic evangelicals whose support he hopes will make him a unique presidential prospect in a GOP field grappling with how to reach the growing voting bloc.
Stressing a biography filled with connections to the Spanish-speaking community, Bush took the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference on a tour of his gubernatorial record on education, meshing it with his broader message of his nascent 2016 campaign.
“We should have a country where it doesn’t matter where you come from, it doesn’t matter where you were born, it doesn’t matter if you have a vowel at the end of your name, it doesn’t matter the color of your skin, it doesn’t matter the level of income of your family. Every American – every person in this country – should have a right to rise up, a right to pursue their own dreams,” Bush told an audience that included his parents, former President George H.W. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush.
Bush emphasized his efforts to overhaul the education system in Florida — especially for low-income students — by introducing school choice, grading schools on an A-F scale and providing more early-education opportunities. The initiatives, he said, ultimately helped close the achievement gap between Hispanic and white students in Florida, leading to record increases in high school graduation rates and the number of students going on to college.
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