Jeb Bush (R)
Jeb Bush receives an overall grade of: C
Jeb Bush receives a grade of N/A on the issue of Official English.
Florida has had an official English law on the books since 1988, and there is no indication that Jeb Bush impeded its operation in anyway during his tenure as governor. As a presidential candidate, Jeb Bush has not called for making English the official language of government. At the GOP debate at the Reagan Library, Bush responded to Trump’s criticism by defending his use of Spanish on the campaign trail. Bush claimed, in essence, that it would be disrespectful not to answer a question posed by a hypothetical high school student in Spanish with a reply in Spanish–even though the hypothetical student speaks English and embraces traditional American values.
Jeb Bush receives a grade of N/A on the issue of Bilingual Ballots.
The Bush campaign has not issued a policy statement on the issue of bilingual ballots. US law regarding naturalization of new citizens mandates that they pass an English comprehension test and, therefore, any immigrant with legal citizenship status can read a ballot. The only candidate in 2016 who has a record of explicitly calling for ballots to be exclusively English is Rick Santorum, and that was in the previous Presidential cycle.
Jeb Bush receives a grade of 
on the issue of Amnesty.
Prior to entering the 2016 race for President, in August of 2014, Jeb Bush called illegal immigration “an act of love.” Bush’s immigration plan features enhanced border security, workplace enforcement, an exit/entry system, and a pathway to citizenship with background checks for the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants currently residing in America. On the stump, he sometimes mentions learning English is something an applicant for provisional legal status should ultimately do while on the pathway to citizenship. But Bush has never specified a requirement for testing the English proficiency of the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants he would put on the pathway to citizenship–in spite of the fact that those who immigrate legally are required to demonstrate English proficiency before achieving naturalized status. Likewise, Bush has never advocated making English the official language of the federal government.
Jeb Bush receives a grade of on the issue of Puerto Rican Statehood.
Before entering the race, Jeb Bush traveled to Puerto Rico in April 2015 and stumped for Puerto Rican Statehood, contingent on passage of a referendum and a vote in Congress. Bush did not specify that making English the official language would need to be a condition of Congressional action on any potential vote for Puerto Rican statehood. After entering the race, Bush visited Puerto Rico in July of 2015 and called for debt re-structuring and Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection of the central and local governments in Puerto Rico.
Jeb Bush receives a grade of N/A on the issue of English-in-the-workplace.
The Jeb Bush campaign has not issued an official policy position on the issue of the right of employers to require employees to speak English on the job for all things work-related, such as business transactions, customer interactions, company communications, and meetings.
Jeb Bush receives a grade of 
on the issue of Multiculturalism & Assimilation.
At a campaign stop in Iowa in September of 2015, Jeb Bush condemned multiculturalism and promoted assimilation. In response to a reporter’s question, Bush stated “We should not have a multicultural society.” Bush explained, “America is so much better than every other country because of the values that people share — it defines our national identity. Not race or ethnicity, not where you come from.” Bush added, “When you create pockets of isolation — and in some cases the assimilation process is retarded because it’s slowed down — it’s wrong. It limits peoples’ aspirations.” Bush argued that assimilation is necessary for education and economic advancement, and mentioned that English is necessary for utilizing economic opportunity. However, Bush did not argue for making English the official language of government. Bush has never specified a plan for testing the English proficiency of the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants he would put on the pathway to citizenship–even though those who immigrate legally are required to demonstrate English proficiency before achieving naturalized status.