Well, this is proof of which side was going to address imigration for 'political purposes'.
This would be the BEST time for Rubio to propose legislation, there would be bi-partisan effort to get SOMETHING worthwhile PASSED!
Rubio Drops Immigration Plan After Some Deportations End
By Roxana Tiron and Derek Wallbank - Jun 18, 2012 4:14 PM ET
Senator Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican, is dropping plans to introduce legislation that could grant work visas to some young people brought to the U.S. illegally, according to his spokesman.
Rubio, a potential running mate to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, is suspending his plans after President Barack Obama announced June 15 that the U.S. will immediately stop deporting some illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. Obama said they would be eligible for work permits, in an election-year action with appeal to Latino voters.
“The president’s executive action takes a lot of momentum out of Senator Rubio’s push for a consensus, legislative solution,” said Alex Conant, Rubio’s spokesman, in an e-mailed statement today. “The president’s action undermines the urgency to pass something before the election -- a hard enough prospect even without the newly inflamed politics surrounding the issue.”
Rubio’s proposal would grant work visas to some young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children, if they later served in the military or pursued an education.
“Rubio was working hard to find a permanent solution to this issue,” Conant said. “We were not briefed, let alone consulted” before Obama made the announcement, he said.
more:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-18/rubio-drops-immigration-plan-after-some-deportations-end.html
DO SOMETHING!
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