He is stupid.
He may have been bought off.
He may well be dirty and is being blackmailed
But he believed in amnesty way before most conservatives ever heard of him. He was killing tough illegal immigration bills in the FL Legislature when he was Florida’s Speaker of the House. He stated his dislike of Arizona’s tough laws before he was elected senator. This was not a surprise. I have always been shocked that TEA party people were so easily fooled by him, and even after I told them about his love of illegals, they’d still make excuses for him.
I had hoped that his alignment with the TEA party movement meant he would bury his love of illegals in order to keep himself in office, but no. He was perfectly happy to make conservatives look like stooges. It does not appear that he cares whether or not he is re-elected. As long as he can get illegals into this country, he’ll be happy.
I read that here at FR when Rubio first announced for the Senate, and then witnessed his dancing around the Arizona immigration laws. Never became a Rubio fan because of those two things, but the contrast with Charlie Crist helped him, though the contrasts have proven to be much less than many thought.
He's just another ethnic hustler doing what he thinks will advance his career, and he's still lying because amnesty for all illegal aliens is his first priority and border security is just the smokescreen he's been using.