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Marco Rubio Walking the Amnesty Tightrope?
February 7, 2012
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The immigration plan proposed is truly a “bridge for the moderates.” It gives consideration for those attempting to assimulate. Yet, it is not the DREAM act! I believe that Marco Rubio would embrace the plan. It would certainly represent a path that would place all immigration questions on a “case-by-case” basis.
Yet another reason why Rubio’s skyrocketing to the top of the conservative ranks. The fact that people on both extremes of the immigration debate criticize Rubio’s immigration stance tells me two things: 1)he’s not pandering to anyone (certainly not non-Cuban Hispanics who constantly rip him on this issue), and 2) his approach is rooted in common sense and compassion.
I don’t agree with the DREAM Act as it is currently drawn, but one of its positive elements is the military component. As long as it’s not corrupted through modifications that would eventually allow a distant fourth cousin to “jump the line”, I’m all for it.
I am worried about Rubio’s position on border security. I don’t want to see Amnesty in ANY form until the US/Mexico border is secured. The US federal government under both “parties” have zero credibility on this issue. The Obama administration is openly pro-illegal immigration.
I have acceptance and compassion for anyone who is truly a political refugee (to me, that means those under grave threats, not that you don’t like who your leaders are). But this has become something dreadfully abused, almost legendary from those “refugees” from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, et al. That Catholic church was preeminent in providing sanctuary for their Catholic compatriots, and set the pattern for much of our current problems with illegals.
Secondly, don’t call them immigrants, for that implies a legal process being following. They are aliens, and illegal aliens at that, and one should mix the two words. There are immigrants, and their are illegal aliens…period.
And I’m for one, am tired of this overly used word “compassion”, as if those who don’t support blanket amnesty, are without compassion. Let me ask you this. Why can we not just open all avenues for all peoples to come to America? Why not allow the Chinese free access, or those from India? Do they not have much great political (China) and social (India) reasons for immigration? So why not let them in by any means necessary? Let’s just flood our country with illegals, to the point that we too will become a third world nation. Will that satisfy your need to be compassionate? At what point do we fulfill all that we can do by admitting EVERYONE? I can be more compassionate than you, I’ll just not turn anyone away at the gate, or the river, or the ports. Can you not see that this is destructive, and that the way of life you now live will be destroyed? Willful ignorance, that’s the problem with too many people in America these days; they choose not to be informed and they vote for social justice liberals, the bane of America.
here here. thankyou for your concise words.
The more comfortable and more confident that Rubio becomes in his role of Senator . .. the more we will see him step away from his original “Conservative” roots. I have lost confidence that he is the strong conservative that we THOUGHT we elected.
I will not be voting for Marco again . . .and I live in Florida.
You don’t get it, do you??
He’s found out what a cushy job he has and want to keep it so he will do whatever his corporate masters, who donate/bribe him, wish him to do.
You all refuse to admit this fact. The teabaggers in the House of Representatives are the same. They want the big money to keep their cushy jobs with the “Cadillac benefits” that they want you and I to give up but that they will enjoy and you and I pay for.
Nothing will change until we lock the money out of politics.
You can’t argue this point unless you’re a paid political hack.
Brother Jeb would have never appeared on the stage election night with Marco had there been any doubt as to his future support, and vote, for Amnesty. (Btw. He was the only one to share the stage with Marco that night. The name of Demint was never uttered. No doubt it would have been way to offensive to do so in Jeb’s presence.) It is certain that Jeb’s wife has shed enough public tears over the “illegal alien” verbiage. It is about time to fulfill the dream of his daddy and brother. To hell with what the people want.
As with Obama, Marco’s statements (to the voters at least) do have expiration dates. So… Be very careful what you wish for.
I’ve been realizing that Rubio loves to pander. Just a few weeks ago he pulled his support for the horrible Internet restricting legislation, after republicans began to scream about censorship. He’s done the same on immigration…
Marco Rubio is a rising star!? just ask Hannity and other washington Republicans. The fact is Marco Rubio has done nothing for the people but a sell game. As house speaker in Florida He and his buddy David Rivera were the ones that put a squash to E-verify and other reform bills. I’m surprised the Tea Party has backed him.
We mustn’t let compassion be our undoing. The Left loves to trot out victims at every opportunity to use emotion on issues where logic never supports their beliefs. I’ve said this over and over, what the hell is wrong with the Cuban Repubs that they’re soft on illegals?
Please don’t tell me it’s compassion, they’re as self centered and ambitious as any other politician. This demo is solid lifelong Dem and will NEVER vote for the GOP. I once asked a Lincoln Diaz Balart staffer and he told me it was “pure demagoguery”. The only reason I can think of is twofold. 1) They’re terrified of being demonized by the media, a tragic est. RINO flaw. 2) Big Biz needs the cheap labor and threatens them with cutting off the campign $.
There no Tight Wire,Senator Rubio is on the side of Amnsety because he has never advocated enforcing the law but discussion on how to fix it.Stop the Propaganda.
Oh, please, Marco Rubio is a politician. He is left leaning and he will go for amnesty eventually. When he first ran for senator it took months before he answered the question about amnesty. We already have immigration laws so let’s enforce them. Fine, but then he hooked up with Juan McCain, and Lindsey Graham and the rest of the socialist Republicans in Congress and he is now softening. Bottom line he believes and always has believed in amnesty. He plays it according to the way the wind is blowing. Don’t be fooled, he will do anything to get ahead.
Rubio won because of the cowardice of Charlie Crist. Crist should have been man enough to run in the primary against Rubio. I believe that Crist would have won the primary with the support of Gulf Coast and Central and Northern Florida Republicans, and would have easliy defeated the weak and controversial Democratic candidate Meek. Rubio is not qualified to be the VP candidate in 2012.
We should not let non U.S. citizens dictate to us what to reform or not in our existing immigration laws.
We already have laws which had they been enforced properly, we shouldn’t be having this issue today.
if humans brake the existing laws, humans will corrupt and also brake any modification of the existing laws.
This is not everyone else’s in the world country, this is a country of laws created by it’s founders which has obviously worked much better than the other countries where people who now want to change this one come from…
Just obey the law and do your immigration the old fashion way = the right, just and lawful way.
And please, remove your country of origin flags from your cars too …
Colors make it so we can’t read this web site!
Please correct!
Thank You,
Terry Shoemaker
Ft Walton Beach, FL 32569
[...] Javier Manjarres of SharkTank, a Florida commentary site, wonders if Sen. Marco Rubio is walking an amnesty tightrope by evolving more toward the middle on illegal immigration, different versions of the DREAM Act, etc. [...]
I for one feel all other flags should be banned in the USA. ONLY AMERICAN flag should fly in this country. except maybe Israels flag.
Why an exception for Israel?
Rubio stalled immigration legislation in Florida for years – so it’s not a question of “if” he is pro-amnesty it’s a question of how far will he go in granting amnesty.
He voyed FOR the NDAA, UNCONSTITUTIONAL! Calling 100 Senators as only 7 voted against this and FOR OUR US CONSTITUTION. Also emailing them and DEMAND a NO vote on Hillary’s UN Small Arms agreement to destroy our 2nd amendment so the UN will have control of US citizens! Join me PLEASE as this will happen in a few weeks!
When Rubio spoke at Reagan’s 100th birthday party he brought up the fact that he did not think that children of illegal immigrants should be punished for the mistake of their parents. This is quite troubling.
Soft on this issue? As a foremr resident of Miami, where local Cuban emigres refer to Ileana Ros Lehtinen and Marco Rubio’s (former) seats as “the Cuban seats” this “soft” side of Rubio’s politics has always been there. Having recently attended a rally for Rubio in N. Fort Myers, I can add further that soft aptly describes this lightweights inch-deep solutions on many other issues. That is to say he doesn’t have any. Like most of my fellow Republicans running for office (like Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann, Rubio waxes eloquent(ly) on what’s wrong with this country and the Obama administration, but offers little specifically, what he has in that blank slate he calls a mind to fix these things.
John W. Sawyer III
Candidate for Congress
19th Dist, Florida
http://www.sawyer2012.com/index.html