Looks like the Florida Senator really does want to be the next President. He'll be on seven - SEVEN! - Sunday morning news shows talking up the immigration bill that will be unveiled next Tuesday. According to the Washington Post:
Look for Marco Rubio to throw his full support -- and star power --
behind the bipartisan immigration compromise bill that could be
announced in the next several days. The question is, will his support
for the far-reaching overhaul of the nation's immigration system
alienate the conservative wing of the party and damage Rubio's chances
at higher office, or will it help cement his position as a leading
Republican candidate for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination?
According to Politico, the Republican Florida senator is planning to
promote the bill on political talk shows starting this weekend, and will
reach out to conservative radio hosts and lobby for the plan on
Spanish-language news outlets.
One Senate Democratic aide told Politico Thursday: "In poker terms, he has gone all in."
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/14/3343472/rubio-says-immigration-law-not.html
One more time: assuming the immigration reform bill is signed into law by President Obama on the Fourth of July (to make this reality show more spectacular), then it is fair to assert that the 20+ million unlawful present immigrants living in the US from that day cannot longer be considered "illegals" (except those who are convicted felons or are requested by the authorities)...but what is gonna happen with these people before this law is implemented? Can they seek employment without the necessity of using fake documents? What about the so-called benchmarks? What if war erupts in the Korean Peninsula and/or the Persian Gulf tomorrow? What about a total economic collapse of the US economy in the coming months?
In a few words, a REALITY SHOW at its best!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/9667069/The-new-brain-drain-and-who-can-blame-them.html
We really need to repeal Section 214(b) and specifically prohibit the consular officers from substituting any other regulation in the place of Section 214(b).