Rubio-Obama immigration plan? Senator’s proposal looks like White House policy

[gator996]

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/01/16/3185077/rubio-obama-immigration-plan-senators.html

Rubio-Obama immigration plan? Senator’s proposal looks like White House policy
Sen. Marco Rubio’s immigration plan earned a measure of praise from the White House. And why not? It looks a lot like a White House plan from 2011.



"The White House has said Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s immigration plans, which could legalize the status of some of those unlawfully in the country, "bode well for a productive, bipartisan debate."

A reason for that optimism: Rubio’s ideas and comments closely mirror those of President Obama in a 2011 policy speech in El Paso Texas.

"This is the Rubio-Obama immigration plan," Mark Krikorian, head of the conservative Center for Immigration Studies, told Mother Jones.

"There’s nothing substantive in Rubio’s proposal that wouldn’t immediately be agreed to by President Obama," he said, noting that President George W. Bush proposed a similar plan in 2006 that many Congressional Republicans helped kill.

With the Republican Party far more opposed to immigration reform than Democrats, conservative commentators have praised Rubio for his boldness. But they’ve also glossed over the fact that Obama proposed similar ideas.

Not only do Rubio and Obama’s plans create a similar type of amnesty for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants, the two politicians have used similar language.

Here’s Obama unveiling his plan in May 2011, relatively little-reported at the time:

"Those who are here illegally, they have a responsibility as well. So they broke the law, and that means they’ve got to pay their taxes, they’ve got to pay a fine, they’ve got to learn English. And they’ve got to undergo background checks and a lengthy process before they get in line for legalization. That’s not too much to ask."

Here’s Rubio in the Wall Street Journal on the undocumented:

"They would have to come forward. They would have to undergo a background check...They would have to pay a fine, pay back taxes, maybe even do community service. They would have to prove they’ve been here for an extended period of time. They understand some English and are assimilated. Then most of them would get legal status and be allowed to stay in this country."

[oragator1]

While I don't agree with legalizing 12 million people who broke the law for political gain, at least the pubs are starting to deal with their weak spots, in this case the Latin American Community. This alone won't bridge that gap, but it's definitely an attempt to head in that direction.

But just to be clear, Rubio was one of 8 senators from both sides who came together to craft this.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01/29/bipartisan-group-8-senators-reach-deal-on-immigration-changes/

[gator996]

True, but republicans were basically stonewalling the POTUS on this during his first term.

Now they've come to agree in principle with his 2011 speech...


Obstructionism has its consequences....

[g8trjax]

Pubs are done. All he has to do is wait 2 years to get whatever he wants.

[PSGator66]

He is already trying to get whatever he wants and it is pretty scary - his vision!

[diehardgator1]

Pubs are done. All he has to do is wait 2 years to get whatever he wants.

And how is that?

[g8trjax]

And how is that?

You see them holding the house at the midterms? They are in the process of committing political suicide, to even entertain the possibility of amnesty for 20 million aliens.

[QGator2414]

You see them holding the house at the midterms? They are in the process of committing political suicide, to even entertain the possibility of amnesty for 20 million aliens.

As obamacare takes effect I see the pubs doing just fine in 14. Especially since our hip cliche leader will not be running. The question is are the pubs able to eliminate more of the establishment pubs...

[MastaG8r]

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/01/16/3185077/rubio-obama-immigration-plan-senators.html

Rubio-Obama immigration plan? Senator’s proposal looks like White House policy
Sen. Marco Rubio’s immigration plan earned a measure of praise from the White House. And why not? It looks a lot like a White House plan from 2011.



"The White House has said Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s immigration plans, which could legalize the status of some of those unlawfully in the country, "bode well for a productive, bipartisan debate."

A reason for that optimism: Rubio’s ideas and comments closely mirror those of President Obama in a 2011 policy speech in El Paso Texas.

"This is the Rubio-Obama immigration plan," Mark Krikorian, head of the conservative Center for Immigration Studies, told Mother Jones.

"There’s nothing substantive in Rubio’s proposal that wouldn’t immediately be agreed to by President Obama," he said, noting that President George W. Bush proposed a similar plan in 2006 that many Congressional Republicans helped kill.

With the Republican Party far more opposed to immigration reform than Democrats, conservative commentators have praised Rubio for his boldness. But they’ve also glossed over the fact that Obama proposed similar ideas.

Not only do Rubio and Obama’s plans create a similar type of amnesty for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants, the two politicians have used similar language.

Here’s Obama unveiling his plan in May 2011, relatively little-reported at the time:

"Those who are here illegally, they have a responsibility as well. So they broke the law, and that means they’ve got to pay their taxes, they’ve got to pay a fine, they’ve got to learn English. And they’ve got to undergo background checks and a lengthy process before they get in line for legalization. That’s not too much to ask."

Here’s Rubio in the Wall Street Journal on the undocumented:

"They would have to come forward. They would have to undergo a background check...They would have to pay a fine, pay back taxes, maybe even do community service. They would have to prove they’ve been here for an extended period of time. They understand some English and are assimilated. Then most of them would get legal status and be allowed to stay in this country."What's the point of your thread?