Posted on 02/05/2016 11:30:10 AM PST by justlittleoleme
In a Spanish-language interview Sunday with the network Univision, Sen. Marco Rubio, the leading Republican on the Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform group, made his strongest statement yet that legalization of the nation's estimated 11 million illegal immigrants must happen before any new border security or internal enforcement measures are in place, and will in no way be conditional on any security requirements.
"Let's be clear," Rubio said. "Nobody is talking about preventing the legalization. The legalization is going to happen. That means the following will happen: First comes the legalization. Then come the measures to secure the border. And then comes the process of permanent residence."
In most of his public appeals for the Gang of Eight bill, Rubio has stressed its enforcement provisions, saying that border security must come before immigrants are granted legal permanent resident status. What he has not stressed so much is the fact that the bill would legalize the 11 million almost immediately, after they have passed background checks and paid some sort of fine. That would happen before any new security measures are completed, or even begun.
But on that he was very clear in his Univision appearance. "As for the legalization, the enormous majority of my colleagues have accepted that it has to happen and that it has to begin at the same time we begin the measures for [the border]," Rubio said. "It is not conditional. The legalization is not conditional."
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This is the real Rubio.
This needs to be promoted all over the place.
Same o same o - legalization; then lots of talk; no one can find the money to secure the border; everybody goes home; that’s the end - other than the thousands of people pouring over the borders. Promise fulfilled and the GOPe’s beloved Chamber of ‘Commerce’ and Dem-rats are happy with their shiny new labor force and first time voters who speak not one word of English nor have any intention of speaking ever.
This dipshit has it EXACTLY BACKWARDS!!!
This January essay by Mychal Massie JUST came through here. It hits on the same theme I did on Wednesday’s radio program when a young lady called to say that, although she enjoyed our comments, she was disappointed at my ongoing support of Trump. I responded that we are in so much trouble facing a 20 TRILLION debt — not to mention a dedicated and vicious enemy! — (can you spell “OBAMA”?) that we needed someone in the White House who “...understands a balance sheet.” The only candidate with a DEMONSTRATED RECORD of that PRIVATE SECTOR ability is TRUMP! Bottom line? If we don’t solve that problem — and the others we face — the least of our concerns will be the political philosophy of the guy in the White House!
http://www.wnd.com/2016/01/trump-a-pragmatist-not-a-conservative/
2013? Geez.
Ok... need something more recent?
Mario Rubco is a lying weasel.
We used to be represented by another lying weasel named Eric Cantor and we booted him before he could betray us with Rubco’s amnesty bill.
Never give more knives to backstabbers
Nominate a Cheap Labor Express candidate at all of our peril.
Abandoning the rule of law and surrendering the country to fraudulently documented foreigners is not conservative, hell, it isn’t even American.
Anyone think we won’t hear about this tomorrow night from both Cruz and Trump; and all the others, as well?
Amnesty pimp Rubio, is anyone surprised.
Two faced bi lingual Rubio, In Spanish his is for Amnesty and legalization of Wetbacks. If a person comes in as a law breaker I expect them never to respect and obey our laws because they benefited and got away with lawlessness
Still waiting for Trump bashing this perverted open-border anchor-boy...
Trump has to hammer Rubio with this at the next debate. Lotsa people that have no idea about this would bet informed. I would like to see Rubio squirm.
In other words, hold securing the border hostage until Rubio's real agenda of amnesty is passed. Sounds like Obama Lite.
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