George W. Bush Lends His Voice To Immigrants In 'Out Of Many, One'
Former presidents typically try not to wade into politics — and former President George W. Bush has made a point of sticking to that unspoken rule.
In office, he pushed for immigration reform. But he hasn't discussed the matter in a significant way since he left office — until now.
He's doing it in a new book of portraits called Out of Many, One. It features the stories of 43 immigrants — athletes and public servants, business leaders, educators.
In a conversation with NPR, former President Bush talks about his art and immigration.
He says he's lending his voice through this book project to support changes to the U.S. approach to immigration: "I am attempting to join others in saying the system's broken. Let's fix it. ... I've sat down with most of these people and their stories are unbelievably compelling."
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