http://www.politico.com/story/2013/03/marco-rubio-reports-of-immigration-deal-premature-89493.html?hp=f2
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) issued an Easter morning statement saying he is “encouraged” by progress in talks on immigration reform, but added: “Reports that the bipartisan group of eight senators have agreed on a legislative proposal are premature.”
The headline of his statement, timed for release just before the Sunday talk shows: “Rubio: No final agreement on immigration legislation yet.”Rubio, whose support is crucial if the Senate’s “Gang of Eight” is to have a deal, spoke out a day after business and union groups signed off on a temporary-worker program that appeared to be the biggest remaining hurdle for Senate negotiators.Officials close to the negotiations say the Senate group is on track to announce a deal shortly after the Senate returns the second week of April. But Rubio made it clear in his statement that he won’t be rushed.
Hispanic brethren, this guy is holding up your future, and he will not be rushed to help you.
“We have made substantial progress, and I believe we will be able to agree on a legislative proposal that modernizes our legal immigration system, improves border security and enforcement and allows those here illegally to earn the chance to one day apply for permanent residency contingent upon certain triggers being met. However, that legislation will only be a starting point.“We will need a healthy public debate that includes committee hearings and the opportunity for other senators to improve our legislation with their own amendments. Eight senators from seven states have worked on this bill to serve as a starting point for discussion about fixing our broken immigration system. But arriving at a final product will require it to be properly submitted for the American people’s consideration, through the other 92 senators from 43 states that weren’t part of this initial drafting process. In order to succeed, this process cannot be rushed or done in secret.”
this does not sound like substantial anything but republican blocking, he's talking about a healthy debate with who his other right wing stallers, the Dems and the people are in the majority for this to happen, for him to say that then he's admitting his party is not.
i've written before no matter how silver tongued some might think he is he is a republican above paragraphs confirm that and their lack of commitment to immigration fair or otherwise, they do however like walls, electric fences and self deportation to their credit.
