{"id":3365,"date":"2013-05-06T13:21:34","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T17:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=3365"},"modified":"2018-12-28T16:05:26","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T21:05:26","slug":"there-he-goes-again-marco-rubio-continues-his-misinformation-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2013\/05\/06\/there-he-goes-again-marco-rubio-continues-his-misinformation-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"There He Goes Again: Marco Rubio Continues His Misinformation Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

One thing can be said about Marco Rubio: he is persistent. \u00a0But as he attempts to reboot his campaign to defend the indefensible Gang of Eight bill, he is still saying things that are untrue and, at times, downright absurd.\u00a0\u00a0 In responding to a critical assessment of the bill (has there been any other since its release?) on the conservative Power Line<\/a> blog, Rubio (or more accurately Rubio\u2019s office, the same staff that compared the push for amnesty to the emancipation of slaves) reiterated his stance that the bill isn\u2019t a \u201ccomprehensive\u201d bill because:<\/p>\n

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The word \u201ccomprehensive\u201d isn\u2019t in the title\u2026our bill is really a couple of smaller\u00a0<\/i>bills combined; we dealt with each issue separately (enforcement; pathway to\u00a0<\/i>legalization; temporary worker, etc.), and did not negotiate one against the other\u00a0<\/i>since they are all unique issues.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Does Rubio really believe that the bill isn\u2019t comprehensive because it\u2019s one gigantic bill that has various components?\u00a0 That\u2019s like arguing War and Peace<\/i> isn\u2019t really a book because \u201cbook\u201d is not in the title and it\u2019s divided up into chapters.\u00a0 The whole point of Rubio\u2019s version of immigration reform is that it must be comprehensive.\u00a0 In fact, his office explicitly says so in the very next sentence:<\/p>\n

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Marco would be fine with breaking up the bill and passing it as a series of smaller\u00a0<\/i>bills, but many fear that would result in Congress only fixing certain parts of our\u00a0<\/i>immigration system, while letting other \u2014 more controversial \u2014 aspects fester…<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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So Rubio would be fine with genuine reform of the immigration system, but because that would entail standing up to the special interests in D.C., the Senator is forced to go along with a \u201ccomprehensive\u201d (just don\u2019t call it that) reform bill that he admits is flawed. <\/a>\u00a0This game has been going on for years on Capitol Hill.\u00a0 Those who want mass amnesty (La Raza) are willing to agree to the demand for a massive increase in guest workers (U.S. Chamber) in order to get legislation passed.\u00a0 Tripling annual immigrant admissions is where they meet in the middle.\u00a0 That\u2019s what Rubio signed off on with the Gang of Eight bill.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a suggestion for Rubio since he is \u201cfine\u201d with breaking up the bill.\u00a0 Begin by passing legislation that will actually secure the border and not one that requires only a plan<\/i> to secure the border maybe perhaps ten years down the road.\u00a0 The next bill should be mandatory E-Verify for all U.S. employers, including agricultural employers, that allows states to enforce penalties against employers who violate the law.\u00a0 Then Congress can demand by law that the Obama Administration renew 287(g) agreements with local law enforcement agencies, reviving cooperative efforts to enforce immigration law on the interior.\u00a0 If these three steps were taken, the other \u2013more controversial \u2013 provisions might no longer be necessary.