At least he's calling out the Democraps about the continued ignoring of the porous border problem.
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In an interview on Hugh Hewittâs radio show on Tuesday night, Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio indicated that he would not support the âGang of Eightâ immigration bill he had helped author unless it is changed.
Earlier in the day, Rubio had said that immigration reform was still short of the 60 votes it needs to pass the Senate. (OPINION: Immigration questions House conservatives should ask Rubio)
âWell, let me first say that the news of what I said today on Fox about there not being the 60 votes: Actually, Sen. [Robert] Menendez of New Jersey, a Democrat, said the same thing last week,â Rubio said. âAnd thatâs a fact. And the reason why is because while thereâs a group, well, the majority of our colleagues are prepared to do immigration reform, theyâre only prepared to do it if we ensure that this illegal immigration problem never happens again.â
âAnd so thereâs a handful of Democrats, and a sizeable number of Republicans that are saying to us weâre prepared to do immigration reform, but we have to make sure there isnât another wave of illegal immigration,â he continued. âSo for those who want immigration reform, the task is very simple: Letâs strengthen the border security parts of this bill so that theyâre stronger, so that they donât give overwhelming discretion to the Department of Homeland Security. And I think if we can do that, then youâre going to be able to get something done. But if you canât, itâs not going to happen.â
Later, Rubio indicated he would not vote for the bill unless it is amended.
âI think if those amendments donât pass, then I think weâve got a bill that isnât going to become law, and I think weâre wasting our time,â Rubio replied. âSo the answer is no. If they donât pass, then weâve got to keep working to ensure that we get to a bill that can become a law. Weâre not interested in passing a Senate bill. Weâre interested in passing a law that reforms a broken legal immigration system, that begins to enforce the law and that deals with the 11 million people who are here illegally.â
âAnd thatâs the goal of this endeavor. And so if those amendments fail, weâve got to go back to the drawing board and keep working until we can figure out one that will pass. But I donât understand why anyone would be against it, as such. I donât think there is a good reason to be against strengthening border security for our country.â
UPDATE â USCIS union to warn of âGang of Eightâ bill consequences:
The Daily Caller has learned exclusively that tomorrow the National Citizenship and Immigration Services Could, the union representing 12,000 U.S. Citizenship and Immigrations Services officers and staff, will be sending a letter to Sen. Marco Rubio and all âGang of Eightâ members stating that if legalization comes before enforcement, even if the enforcement provisions were completely re-written by Congress, the policy will fail. The letter also claims that because of the interior enforcement provisions the bill would result in a national security threat.
http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/05/m...migration-bill-without-changes/#ixzz2VLzvlN9R
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In an interview on Hugh Hewittâs radio show on Tuesday night, Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio indicated that he would not support the âGang of Eightâ immigration bill he had helped author unless it is changed.
Earlier in the day, Rubio had said that immigration reform was still short of the 60 votes it needs to pass the Senate. (OPINION: Immigration questions House conservatives should ask Rubio)
âWell, let me first say that the news of what I said today on Fox about there not being the 60 votes: Actually, Sen. [Robert] Menendez of New Jersey, a Democrat, said the same thing last week,â Rubio said. âAnd thatâs a fact. And the reason why is because while thereâs a group, well, the majority of our colleagues are prepared to do immigration reform, theyâre only prepared to do it if we ensure that this illegal immigration problem never happens again.â
âAnd so thereâs a handful of Democrats, and a sizeable number of Republicans that are saying to us weâre prepared to do immigration reform, but we have to make sure there isnât another wave of illegal immigration,â he continued. âSo for those who want immigration reform, the task is very simple: Letâs strengthen the border security parts of this bill so that theyâre stronger, so that they donât give overwhelming discretion to the Department of Homeland Security. And I think if we can do that, then youâre going to be able to get something done. But if you canât, itâs not going to happen.â
Later, Rubio indicated he would not vote for the bill unless it is amended.
âI think if those amendments donât pass, then I think weâve got a bill that isnât going to become law, and I think weâre wasting our time,â Rubio replied. âSo the answer is no. If they donât pass, then weâve got to keep working to ensure that we get to a bill that can become a law. Weâre not interested in passing a Senate bill. Weâre interested in passing a law that reforms a broken legal immigration system, that begins to enforce the law and that deals with the 11 million people who are here illegally.â
âAnd thatâs the goal of this endeavor. And so if those amendments fail, weâve got to go back to the drawing board and keep working until we can figure out one that will pass. But I donât understand why anyone would be against it, as such. I donât think there is a good reason to be against strengthening border security for our country.â
UPDATE â USCIS union to warn of âGang of Eightâ bill consequences:
The Daily Caller has learned exclusively that tomorrow the National Citizenship and Immigration Services Could, the union representing 12,000 U.S. Citizenship and Immigrations Services officers and staff, will be sending a letter to Sen. Marco Rubio and all âGang of Eightâ members stating that if legalization comes before enforcement, even if the enforcement provisions were completely re-written by Congress, the policy will fail. The letter also claims that because of the interior enforcement provisions the bill would result in a national security threat.
http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/05/m...migration-bill-without-changes/#ixzz2VLzvlN9R
