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SCHUMER ADMITS: ‘I RECRUITED MARCO RUBIO TO BE PART OF OUR GROUP OF EIGHT’
Breitbart ^ | July 29,2015 | Julia Hahn

Posted on 07/29/2015 6:56:36 PM PDT by Hojczyk

The immigration plan proposed by the Gang of Eight would have dispensed more than 30 million green cards in its first ten years. A green card is an immigration document that authorizes immigrants to collect welfare and become voting citizens, among other things.

In a recent but overlooked interview on MSNBC’s Up With Steve Kornacki, Sen. Schumer (D-NY) explained how he was personally responsible for “recruiting” Sen. Rubio to flood the U.S. labor markets: “I recruited Marco Rubio to be part of our group of eight being in the gym. [Democratic Senator] Dick Durbin was in the gym… and he helped recruit him too.”

Both Schumer and Durbin understood how essential Rubio would be for their effort to increase immigration beyond the current inflow of one million green cards — one million foreign workers, dependents, refugees, and half a million foreign national students — as Rubio, more than virtually any Republican, has proven able to get Republicans to support mass immigration policies.

The Huffington Post, for instance, noted that it was Rubio’s job to put on a “charm offensive” that would win support for the bill among conservatives. For instance, Sean Hannity said in an early interview, “It’s probably the most thoughtful bill that I have heard heretofore.” The Washington Post wrote that Rubio’s role was that of official “salesman” for the bill endorsed by both the Chamber of Commerce and celebrated by President Obama:

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; gangofeight; illegals; immigration; rubio; rubio2016; schumer
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To: Hojczyk

So long, Rube!


61 posted on 07/30/2015 6:51:48 AM PDT by Arm_Bears (Biology is biology. Everything else is imagination.)
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To: nickcarraway
...that wasn’t about Trump.

You slam Trump with an oblique inference, then claim it wasn't about Trump?

You're as bad as any lib.

62 posted on 07/30/2015 9:22:14 AM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Osage Orange

That is so ugly. I may never get over my feelings being hurt by that. (sarc)


63 posted on 07/30/2015 11:12:28 AM PDT by WENDLE (Make America great again.)
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To: WENDLE

I don’t care about your feelings...noob.


64 posted on 07/30/2015 4:02:05 PM PDT by Osage Orange (What this country needs are more unemployed politicians.)
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To: skeeter
Rubio underestimated the average intelligence of his base.
He's so transparent its not funny.

Not ready for prime time.


65 posted on 07/31/2015 5:34:48 AM PDT by Iron Munro (We may be paranoid but that doesn't mean they aren't really after us)
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