Bashing Cruz, Rubio defends shift on immigration

TheHill ^ | 1/17/16 | Mike Lillis

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On Sunday, the GOP presidential hopeful acknowledged that his position has changed since 2013, when he helped craft a comprehensive immigration reform bill that included a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants.

But that shift, he argued, was a concession to the political realities in Washington –– where House Republicans have refused to consider the issue –– as well as a reaction to recent terrorist attacks he says have exposed holes in the enforcement of existing law.

"It is very clear now more than ever that we are not going to be able to do anything on people that are illegally until we first prove to people that illegal immigration is under control and America is safe," he said in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" program.

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I have no interest in what Rubio says in a campaign speech. It’s not like he changed his mind on immigration between the US Senate election and his Gang of Eight treason, and then articulated the principle behind that change. He lied on the campaign trail to win Tea Party votes, and then he voted with the establishment once he had power. There is no way I would believe what he says on the campaign trail today. Rubio has already proven his character.

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I have no opinion on whom Democrats pick for their VP. Trump may as well pick Biden purely as life insurance.