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GOP Senator on Rubio Immigration Reform Plan: ‘He’s Dead Wrong on This’

Jan. 31, 2013 9:30pm

Republican Sens. Marco Rubio, John McCain and Lindsey Graham headlined a much publicized bipartisan legislative framework on Immigration reform announced by eight senators Monday.

The announcement was met by news that the House was working on a similar bipartisan bill which House Speaker John Boehner is confident will amount to a deal soon. The framework would address border security, guest worker and employer verification, and include a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in this country.

While the news came to many as a sign of hope for at least temporary camaraderie and effective policy from a divisive Capitol, many conservatives are asking to the see the details before patting one another on the back.

During an appearance on the Laura Ingraham radio show Wednesday, Republican Louisiana Sen. David Vitter expressed some skepticism towards his colleague Marco Rubio’s approach to the issue of Immigration reform.

“Look, I love and respect Marco,” Vitter said. “I just think he’s amazingly naïve on this issue. This is the same old formula we’ve dealt with before, including when it passed in 1986 and that is promise of enforcement and immediate amnesty. And of course, the promises of enforcement never materialize. The amnesty happens immediately, the millisecond the bill is signed into law. And the same is true here.”

“As soon as you give them a legal status, they are here legally forever and probably they’re citizens pretty darn soon after,” Vitter went on to say. “And if Marco thinks no matter what happens or doesn’t happen on the enforcement side that’s not going to happen, I just think he’s nuts.”

Rubio is expected to be the key in selling the ‘Gang of Eight’ proposal to more conservative Republicans. Following Vitter’s remarks Wednesday, a source close to Rubio jabbed back at the Louisiana Senator, emailing POLITICO that “David Vitter has done some nuttier things in life.”

Vitter appeared on ‘Wilkow!‘ Thursday to discuss his comments about Rubio and his positions on Immigration reform.

“I very much like and respect Marco, I just think he’s dead wrong on this,” Vitter said Thursday. “To me this is the same old, same old model. It’s a promise of enforcement with an immediate amnesty.”

Vitter went on to compare the ‘Gang of Eight’ proposal with the failings of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

“It didn’t solve the problem, it quadrupled the problem,” Vitter said. “What were 3 million illegal aliens in our country then, grew to 11 or 12 million today.

“That’s the simple question that I have, what’s different? What’s going to prevent that from happening again?”

Watch a clip of Vitter’s interview on TheBlaze TV below:

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  • ScarletRose
    Posted on February 1, 2013 at 2:33pm

    Rubio isn’t NAIVE! I am tired of *****-FOOTING ENABLERS using such Stupid EXCUSES for NOT FIGHTING FOR RIGHT AND JUSTICE! Rubio is NOT Naive – he is incredibly MARXIST! Just like McCain.

    That is EVIL in this day and age, and ESPECIALLY for a Cuban American who is NOT a Citizen qualified to run for President. He doesn’t respect the Constitution or his own heritage.
    NOTHING NAIVE about this stance. He isn’t half brain dead.

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    • SocialistSlayer
      Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:40pm

      Rubio is posturing for a Presidential run instead of putting his country first ! – Another Communist in the making ! Now he can join fellow Communists in the Republican Party like Boehner & Eric Cantor !

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  • AUsername
    Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:41am

    If you want a latino majority through unlimited amnesty and illegal immigration and the official langauge of USA to be spansih rubio is your man. but will likely be third world after that.

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    • 3monkeysmomma
      Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:46am

      Rand Paul 2016

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    • ScarletRose
      Posted on February 1, 2013 at 2:57pm

      Nothing “likely” about it. Reports in this border region are that incoming traffic of the illegal variety has recently drastically increased. The person who told me about it claimed it was “nicer weather”. Daytime is – but evening, night, and early morning are FREEZING and often in the 20′s. That isn’t very good “traveling weather” yet.

      As for Rand Paul, he can rotate on his Half Dim Pacifist corkscrew set of political views til the Second Coming. The Braying DONKEY!

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  • jungle J
    Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:14am

    rubio=specter? Only the sane understand.

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  • Uechi
    Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:55am

    Simple, close the border then we’ll tak about amnesty. It will never happen. We are going to get amnesty and continue to have a porous border. This will continue until some Islamic terrorists that came across the border from Mexico kill thousands of American citizens..

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  • Mojoron
    Posted on February 1, 2013 at 9:35am

    Here’s the deal:

    –Close the Borders
    –Kick everybody out who is on welfare, food stamps or Medicaid/Medical who is less than 65 and who are not disabled.
    –Form a Quick Citizenry law that allows illegals who are working and who have not been in trouble instant citizenship if they promise to become english literate within one year and apply for a Social Security card and register in the state they live.

    Now, isn’t that easy?

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  • Tamborine
    Posted on February 1, 2013 at 9:07am

    Rubio starring in the movie: “Sleeping With the Enemy” directed by George Soros

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  • Stab_friendly
    Posted on February 1, 2013 at 8:40am

    Eating their own…

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  • NOBALONEY
    Posted on February 1, 2013 at 5:37am

    Rubio’s chances on the “gang of eight” are about the same as Portman’s was on the “committree of 12″. Washington and their crisis cycle games. “gang of six”, “committee of 12″, and now the “gang of eight”. Washington is a circus, and the biggest clown is in the White House. Gabby Giffords is their poster child for gun control, and the immigration issue keeps everyone away from the deficit, and debt bomb that’s will take this nation to its knees. President Obama never ending crisis cycle is a moden day collosseum event instead of fighting gladiators we have hot button issues that are tearing us apart.

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on February 1, 2013 at 8:18am

      The posts here calling Rubio a sellout, are why the DEMOCRATS will be the ruling class, forever. You dopes that “Didn’t vote last election because A,B, or C”, gave us four more years of Marxism. and a guaranteed Progressive supreme court, and a Marxist Senate. So stop complaining, YOU DID BUILD THIS.

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  • NOBALONEY
    Posted on February 1, 2013 at 5:21am

    These GOP rinos attack Rubio’s plan, but it’s Obama plan they should be slamming. Rubio laid out this plan last year if you recall, which caused Obama to sign an executive order for allowing certain illegals amnesty. Rubio’s plan starts with enforcement, but in Obama’s Nevada three principled plan his enforcement dealt with only businesses, and their workpaces. Then Obama went on to describe his pathway. Background checks, back taxes, and plenaties, and they go to the “back of the line”, but his third one was a trip into the twilight zone with Lagal; which he called for “improvement of the immigration system”. Now I’m not the brightest bulb in the room, but doesn’t his third principle invalidate the second. There will never be border security, or enforcement by the Obama administration. That’s evident by the orders that have been given to ICE, DHS, and the DoJ. The illegals have been a political football for far too long, and Obama’s thrives on his use of the never ending crisis cycle. Marco Rubio is a man of his word. Something has to be done with the eleven million plus illegals, but the attacks on Rubio by so-called republicans is cover for Obama’s phony baloney three principle plan. Remember the Senate passed the ‘Fiscal Cliff” spending bill with only eight ‘no’ votes, Rubio was one, along with three democrates. Tea Time!

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    • KidCharlemagne
      Posted on February 1, 2013 at 8:52am

      NOBALONEY
      Posted on February 1, 2013 at 5:21am
      Rubio’s plan starts with enforcement,
      ===================

      Teddy Kennedy’s amnesty plan also started with enforcement as well:

      “This amnesty will give citizenship to only 1.1 to 1.3 million illegal aliens. We will secure the borders henceforth. We will never again bring forward another amnesty bill like this.”

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  • sinner-saint
    Posted on February 1, 2013 at 2:32am

    I just love all the idiots who think illegal immigration isn’t a criminal offense. Entering this country w/o proper authorization and papers is a federal criminal offense. The law is under Title 18 of the Federal Penal code (the criminal code). If it wasn’t a federal criminal offense, it wouldn’t be under Title 18 the Federal Penal (Criminal) Code.

    All illegal aliens are criminals and they broke federal criminal law when they illegally entered the country. I for one, am not going to give any work permission, citizenship nor amnesty to a bunch of criminals or their offspring. What part of the law do people not understand? GO READ THE LAW!!! All illegals should be rounded up and either imprisoned or deported. and their employers should be arrested, tried, and imprisoned.

    Don’t be duped by the liberal marxist/communist/progressives nor the politicians. Illegals are criminals. They are just poor folks tryin g to make a living here as portrayed. Sure Mexico and other countries want to get rid of all their criminals and let them come here. They don’t want them in their country either.

    Folks in this country better wake up and smell the roses – they stink to high heaven. Round them all up and either deport them or imprison them – all of them.

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  • Brother Winston Smith
    Posted on February 1, 2013 at 1:30am

    Thank you all for VOTING for this piece of caca. Remember? LAUGHING at people like me WARNING YOU! OVER AND OVER AND OVER? I tried to patiently explain what FAKE-TEA GOP was. But Rubio voters were smarter. And I was just a tin-foil-hat-wearing, living-in-mom’s-basement, poster-of-Ron-Paul-over-my-bed, kook, crank, idiot, anarchist, racist, birther, truther, tenther, blah, blah, blah…

    Don’t complain… REAP WHAT YOU SOW!!! YOU DID THIS!!!

    … and no doubt will CONTINUE TO DO IT in 2014 and 2016.

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  • Brother Winston Smith
    Posted on February 1, 2013 at 1:21am

    To all the republicans who promised “if we elect (insert FAKE-conservative REPUBLICAN)” then we can really “hold their feet to the fire”…

    When do we start this procedure? What EXACTLY does this FAIL-SAFE tactic involve?

    I’ve yet to see this technique ACTUALLY SUCCESSFULLY APPLIED. ANYWHERE.

    But I’m sure the PROMISE will return to accompany THE NEXT SLEW OF LEFTIST REPUBLICANS in 2014 and 2016.

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  • Brother Winston Smith
    Posted on February 1, 2013 at 1:13am

    Marco “tsunami of 2010″ Rubio:

    FAKE-TEA GOP
    UNCONSTITUTIONAL nation-building
    UNCONSTITUTIONAL “Patriot” Act
    Cosponsored UNCONSTITUTIONAL PIPA (until it became politically unpopular)
    UNCONSTITUTIONAL NDAA 2012
    UNCONSTITUTIONAL NDAA 2013
    Dream Amnesty
    Pathway Amnesty
    Endorsed LEFTIST Scott Brown
    Sanctions on Iran (act of war)

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  • Advection
    Posted on February 1, 2013 at 1:12am

    Naive is an understatement. This proves that he’s no boy wonder.

    There are no competent politicians in sight.

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  • Daddymac10
    Posted on February 1, 2013 at 1:03am

    I’m not impressed with Marco Rubio, he is proving to be a sellout. It’s not hard to figure this out. If you have laws on the books the government refuse to enforce, how is new laws gonna fix the problem?? The best way to solve the immigration problem is the enforce the laws we already have in the books. Build a fence, strict punishment of businesses who hire illegals, enforce e-verify and the problem will fix itself as in self deportation. You wanna be an American?? You will come in the right way..

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  • waspanglosaxon
    Posted on February 1, 2013 at 1:01am

    Having Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz or any other hisp being elected on a platform opposing illegal immigration is like Adolf Hitler putting a jew in charge of his army. Why in the world are all of these postings starting with “I like Rubio, but -”??? Rubio is a liberal Republican, which is no better than being a liberal Democrat.

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  • KidCharlemagne
    Posted on January 31, 2013 at 10:57pm

    Marco Rubio has been studying the Teddy Kennedy playbook:

    Teddy Kennedy on the 1986 Simpson-Mazzoli Bill:

    “This amnesty will give citizenship to only 1.1 to 1.3 million illegal aliens. We will secure the borders henceforth. We will never again bring forward another amnesty bill like this.”

    ….and for those who care, then there have been six more amnesties since the 1-time Simpson-Mazzoli amnesty was passed in 1986 (if successful, then Rubio’s would be the 8th amnesty since 1986):

    ———–
    The Seven Amnesties Passed by Congress

    “Since the passing of the Immigration and Reform Control Act (IRCA), 6 million illegal aliens have received amnesty in the United States. The IRCA Amnesty was supposed to “wipe the slate clean” and instead it’s lead to the current situation of 12-20 million illegal aliens living in the country.”
    NumbersUSA: “The Seven Amnesties Passed By Congress”

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    • NewMedia
      Posted on January 31, 2013 at 11:02pm

      I have to agree with what Rush Limbaugh said earlier this week. I applaud Marco Rubio on demanding that securing the border must be the FIRST step in the process. Without that step, everything else is meaningless. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABfZi7PPFSU

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    • oldguy49
      Posted on January 31, 2013 at 11:13pm

      rubio want to run for president in 2016 and this is {he thinks}his way to get voted in………….how about just worring about americans and the rest will go home……………………….p.s. if anyone thinks the border will be closed i have a bridge on san francisco bay for sale cheap

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    • jwpowers41
      Posted on January 31, 2013 at 11:14pm

      We need to vote all these dems and rinos out and deport all the illegals even if we have call every states national guard our country is going down we need action now

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    • DRSAVAGE24
      Posted on January 31, 2013 at 11:36pm

      Seeing Rubio stand side by side with McCain and Lindsey Graham is a sign of things to come. Talk radio is invested in him, has been since 2010, so of course they’ll go easy on him or else they’ll appear to be idiots who didn’t know what they were talking about a couple years ago when they carried his water. If it was this one issue, okay, whatever, but Rubio has a history of voting for increased spending and unconstitutional laws like internet censorship and indefinite detention of American citizens. His more recent constitutional votes are clearly done in preparation of a run in 2016, knowing full well the Ron Paul crowd would savage him for continuing to vote for bigger government, and more and more conservatives will be listening to the Ron Paul supporters 4 years from now.

      You can apply the logic in reverse with Ron Paul. Rush, Hannity and Levin were so invested in him being a kook candidate that 4 years after his failed run for president, they refused to acknowledge his growing and enthusiastic base of support because doing so would be to acknowledge that the man is a credible conservative voice.

      Beware of Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan….faux conservatives who are buddy-buddy with the Republican talk radio establishment. Our best chance in 2016 is Rand Paul, but of course we don’t see Rush, et al. doing softball interviews with Rand.

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    • The_Jerk
      Posted on February 1, 2013 at 12:28am

      Sens. Marco Rubio, John McCain and Lindsey Graham. Rubio is in the process of selling out. Just look at the company they keep. Rubio the Rube.

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    • The_Jerk
      Posted on February 1, 2013 at 12:36am

      Rube Rubio is evolving.

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    • 3monkeysmomma
      Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:55am

      @New Media

      Do you recall this has been done before inthe 80′s? It didn’t work.

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  • 1HonestInjun
    Posted on January 31, 2013 at 10:17pm

    After the agreement is passed into law the democrats and homeland security will just declare the
    border is sealed which will be a total fabrication. And the influx of new aliens will continue again.
    Rubio just like Reagan will be foolishly deceived.

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    • CathyvanDyke
      Posted on January 31, 2013 at 10:53pm

      Marco Rubia is not deceived. His words from 2009 imply he knows exactly where it is at. Could it be that there is some dirty going on behind the scenes that is benefiting the gang of eight big time if they conform with the plan to afford the Democrats 11 million votes in 2016?

      Marco Rubio, The Immigration Reform Savior or Fraud?
      January 28, 2013

      Marco Rubio, March 2009:
      “I am strongly against amnesty. The most important thing we need to do is enforce our existing laws. We have existing immigration laws that are not being adequately enforced. Nothing will make it harder to enforce the existing laws, if you reward people who broke them.
      It demoralizes people who are going through the legal process, its a very clear signal of why go through the legal process, if you can accomplish the same thing if you go through the illegal process. And number two, if demoralizes the people enforcing the laws. I am not, and I will never support any effort to grant blanket legalization/amnesty to folks who have entered, stayed in this country illegally.”
      http://shark-tank.net/2013/01/28/marco-rubio-the-immigration-reform-savior-or-fraud/

      Mark Levin: If you think amnesty helps the GOP win elections, you’re dead wrong. And here’s why…January 28th, 2013
      http://www.therightscoop.com/mark-levin-if-you-think-amnesty-helps-the-gop-win-elections-youre-dead-wrong/

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  • murphdog
    Posted on January 31, 2013 at 10:14pm

    I like Rubio, but he’s way off on this one. What can I add that hasn’t been said, Obama must be ringing his hands and licking his chops. They fall into his hands like snow from heaven, and melt just as fast.
    Time for the third party to rise from the ashes, time to take our country back. Our being America, not Mexico

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    • soybomb315_II
      Posted on January 31, 2013 at 10:46pm

      hopefully, in the next election cycle people who support 3rd party candidates will be welcomed instead of criticized

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    • NRA4LIFE
      Posted on January 31, 2013 at 11:02pm

      a third party will be the death of any party.. just look at what happened when a third candidate ran in any election regardless of dem or repb.. what i would love to see is either the conservative party or the libertarian party take over the repbulican party.. then we would be better off… rise tea party members; like a phoenix from the ashes….. you are needed like never before.

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    • soybomb315_II
      Posted on January 31, 2013 at 11:40pm

      reforming the election laws would fix the “ross perot dilema”

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    • DRSAVAGE24
      Posted on January 31, 2013 at 11:48pm

      When the GOP abuses and cheats the grassroots, even if they are those Ron Paul “kooks”, then they are 1) telling the grassroots they do not want our support and 2) that they want a 3rd party challenger who will repesent the voices of the people they make a habit of disenfranchising.

      We have one party rule in Washington now, the big government party, and they are consolidating power as we speak. It’s a worthy goal to try to take over the Republican party, but we have to throw out people like Reince Priebus and John Boehner for that to happen, and guess what, they rig the rules of the game to keep themselves in power. The fight is on, though, trust me. It’d be nice if some of the Santorum, Bachmann, Cain supporters came along and joined us in the fight against the Romney/McCain/Boehner wing of the party. For now many of them are still standing on the sideline ridiculing the “Paulbots” instead of fixing the party.

      What really really irritates the talk radio people and the establishment about Ron Paul people is that we learned the rules of the game over the last 4 years and we got pretty damn good at beating the establishment at their own game, by their own rules. So they cheated, stealing rightfully earned delegate seats from liberty people across the country, most infamously in Maine where the military loving GOP ousted 10 Ron Paul delegates at the RNC, 7 of whom were military veterans.

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    • brother_ed
      Posted on January 31, 2013 at 11:55pm

      It is possible that this last election was the last presidential election for the Republican Party.

      If they do not articulate their platform and follow through with actions, they will cease to exist after 2014.

      Of course, that’s just my wishful thinking…

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    • AUsername
      Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:38am

      yeah he supports illegal immigration and wants his people to take over this country and force us to learn spanish no thank you.

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  • The Big Mick
    Posted on January 31, 2013 at 10:12pm

    Welcome to the Aztec Anschluss, comrades. Ask the Austrians, Czechs, Poles, how that worked out for them.
    We don’t have an “immigration” problem on our Southern Flank, comrades, we have a La Raza RECONQUISTA! An INVASION enabled by Non-English Speaking, Non-Enculturating, 5th Column Quislings!
    The Thoughtful Student is invited to ponder the Traditional Welcome reserved for INVADERS.

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    • murphdog
      Posted on January 31, 2013 at 10:17pm

      Big Mick. You should sit at a Social Security office for 2 hours, try to find anyone who speaks English, but they are all getting their card and on their way to citizenship, what a freaking joke this government has become. (both parties)

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  • neverending
    Posted on January 31, 2013 at 10:02pm

    From what I understand Senator Rubio is dead set on sealing/securing the border first and foremost. That is the absolute first that needs to be done. Not only for national security but for the tremendous financial burden put on hard working taxpayers not to mention the destruction they do to so much of our desert. I believe Senator Rubio is sincere but I do not believe for one minute that any of them intend to do that. IT IS NOT THAT HARD TO DO so it could have easily been accomplished by now. Can’t help but give him credit for trying.

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    • The Big Mick
      Posted on January 31, 2013 at 10:17pm

      If it’s “FIRST” then let’s SEE it DONE before one more La Raza Reconquista 1.Get’s shamnesty.
      2. Sets foot in this country.
      Build the Fence, add a WALL, and Minefield, and Ravenous Dogs.
      Move ever single Military Base from the Middle of the Country to the Southern Border, have them Fortify and Patrol their Southern perimeter.
      WHEN that is done we can talk about what to do with the La Raza Reconquista Quisling 5th Column already here.
      I vote for shooting them, but I’m willing to discuss deportation.
      If you’ve got a case for Penal Slavery leading to Citizenship in 20 years, I’ll listen.

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    • neverending
      Posted on January 31, 2013 at 10:32pm

      @THE BIG MICK – Agree with you wholeheartedly on all of the above and it all can be done! Try being around them and running into them at the mall and yes for MURPHDOG – I can just imagine because they go off on their tangent because you can freakin understand them. Bottom line they would just as soon spit in your face as look at you. SEAL/SECURE THE BORDER.

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  • eddie333
    Posted on January 31, 2013 at 9:57pm

    Looks like Rubio has joined ranks with the old RINO establishment in the Senate. Is Rand Paul the only guy in the Senate who hasn’t sold out to the RINO GOP?

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  • Tri-ox
    Posted on January 31, 2013 at 9:54pm

    Rubio is a “progressive” and an opportunist – he will do and say anything that he thinks will give him a shot at the White House – he is very transparent.

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  • SHASTADIANE1
    Posted on January 31, 2013 at 9:49pm

    Totally agree…without the borders being closed it will just be a repeat of Reagan trusting the Dems in the 80′s..give me a break!! Marco Rubio is a smart guy, and I totally respect him, but I hope he doesn’t fall for the false promises that have slipped us up so many times before. McCain and Graham are for it, that should be a red flag for him right there.

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  • barber2
    Posted on January 31, 2013 at 9:37pm

    Unless we want to become the United States of All of the Americas, we do need to deal with this issue of closing our southern borders.

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