Florida senatorial candidate Marco Rubio slams Ronald Reagan’s immigration policy.
Florida senatorial candidate Marco Rubio slams Ronald Reagan’s immigration policy.
The Palm Beach Post reports that former Florida House Speaker and Republican senatorial candidate Marco Rubio took issue with President Ronald Reagan’s immigration platform at a Martin County Republican Womens Federated meeting today. The Post reports that Rubio “delivered a six-minute discourse on immigration policy” in which he slammed Reagan’s support of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), which put undocumented immigrants on a path to legalization and made it illegal to knowingly hire unauthorized workers:
In 1986 Ronald Reagan granted amnesty to 3 million people. You know what happened, in addition to becoming 11 million a decade later? There were people trying to enter the country legally, who had done the paperwork, who were here legally, who were going through the process, who claimed, all of a sudden, ‘No, no no no , I’m illegal.’ Because it was easier to do the amnesty program than it was to do the legal process. [...]
Only after you deal with illegal immigration in a serious way — seal the border and the visa problem — can you then create a legal immigration system that works.
Rubio later conceded that “he [Reagan] did it for the right reasons, but I think it ended up working the wrong way.” Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, is staunchly opposed to any effort to fix the immigration status of undocumented immigrants and proposes solving the problem “dramatically by attrition.” The Miami New Times points out that he was 15 years-old when IRCA was signed into law.
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Boy. Nothing like an anchor baby decrying immigrants…
November 17th, 2009 at 5:48 pmWatching the wingnuts with no philosophy or platform eat their own is almost as much fun as watch college basketball. I just can’t get enough of it.
November 17th, 2009 at 5:48 pmAnd now even Ronald Reagan was a lefty, according to these nutcases.
November 17th, 2009 at 5:50 pmThe funny thing is his family immigrated here from Cuba.
November 17th, 2009 at 5:51 pmSo what does the baby blue wristlet mean?
November 17th, 2009 at 5:53 pmSo how did Rubio’s parents, who fled Castro’s Cuba in 1959, get in? Yep, they were granted amnesty.
Shortly after Castro won control, some elite Cubans fled to Miami. As the flow grew, Presidents Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon Johnson used the parole power to admit them. From 1959 to the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, more than 200,000 arrived.
November 17th, 2009 at 5:59 pmReally want to get serious? Throw some of those right-wing Republican corporate titans who hire “illegals” into jail for being illegal employers.
November 17th, 2009 at 6:00 pmWhhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!
November 17th, 2009 at 6:01 pmGo back to Cuba if you don`t like here you MORON….
Florida senatorial candidate Marco Rubio slams Ronald Reagan’s immigration policy.
– - A GOP heretic? Or the entire GOP has gone rogue. This party needs to be euthanized.
November 17th, 2009 at 6:01 pmThere’s a certain gated community on a bay in Cuba he could go to if he doesn’t like immigrants in this country.
November 17th, 2009 at 6:01 pmMaybe he should leave. Just because Cubans tend to be Republican doesn’t elevate him to special status. More likely than not, he and his ancestors belong on the other side of the Atlantic. It is unlikely he has any indigenous roots and he acts like he would haved gladly joined in the extermination of the natives to this side of the ocean!
November 17th, 2009 at 6:01 pmSay it ain’t so Marco. Not even Saint Ronnie fits their mold any longer? They’re going down.
PS to db@5: Since blue stands for oral sex, light blue must stand for oral sex with young boys.
November 17th, 2009 at 6:11 pmHuckabee has endorsed Rubio vs. Crist and Rubio is the National Review’s cover boy (literally). Apparently, he’s what the far-right likes to see nowadays.
Per Jeb Bush, “He’s got all the tools. … He’s charismatic and has the right principles”.
and former Bush adviser Mike Murphy “Finding Latino stars in the Republican party is a big deal…I don’t want to pigeonhole him – I’d like him if he was Scandinavian – but it’s a plus.”
Yep.
November 17th, 2009 at 6:11 pmWow, even raygun isn’t right wing enough for them……
November 17th, 2009 at 6:19 pmFrom TP, way back in 2005:
Jeb Bush awards Marco Rubio with The Sword of Chang
November 17th, 2009 at 6:20 pmI thought reagan was dead.
November 17th, 2009 at 6:21 pmwasn’t………….duh!
November 17th, 2009 at 6:23 pmOh no he didn’t just criticize Reagan. That goes his chance for an endorsement from Glenn Beck or Rush.
November 17th, 2009 at 6:24 pmFrom that TP link from 2005:
mdhatter says:
Can you re-post this in about, say, 3 years?
please?
Did you guys know that we can now go back in time, before the threads had the voting feature, and vote people up now? Too much. I voted Fred and Jane E. Schneider up for the helluva it.
November 17th, 2009 at 6:31 pmRubio is a good example of the dysfunctional American immigration policy: Cubans are never illegal, by definition.
All they have to do is set foot on US soil and, voila!, they are legal immigrants. They are granted a special kind of -gasp- amnesty.
Few things are as grating as the rants on immigration policy by an immigrant with a sense of entitlement.
November 17th, 2009 at 6:34 pm“Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, is staunchly opposed to any effort to fix the immigration status of undocumented immigrants”
Especially if they’re not from Cuba. Wink, wink.
Rubio is trying to make some points with the WingNUTS by dissing a dead guy.
“Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), which put undocumented immigrants on a path to legalization and made it illegal to knowingly hire unauthorized workers:”
What ever DID happen to that “illegal to knowingly hire unauthorized workers” part?
November 17th, 2009 at 6:34 pmMethinks Rush and Beck will like Rubio just fine (unfortunately):
Hey, Marco Rubio, do you think the President of the United States was born in America?
“I don’t know the answer to that.”
That’s what he told a Republican club meeting last night in the Panhandle.
November 17th, 2009 at 6:37 pmSo he believes America can make them leave by “attrition”.
I guess he means the Sheriff Arpaio method.
November 17th, 2009 at 6:41 pmHow dare he blaspheme the myth of St. Ronald!!!
November 17th, 2009 at 6:47 pmmary lacewing @ 15, Thank you!
The mention of Jeb Bush always reminds me that we have no evidence of his supposed mental superiority to W., and in fact all I can ever recall about him is a series of episodes on the order of the “unleash Chiang” tale.
And now you tell me this Rubio is the chucklehead that was on the receiving end. Too much!
November 17th, 2009 at 6:50 pmA Republican criticizing St. Ronald Reagan!! Surely this must be a sign of the Apocalypse.
November 17th, 2009 at 6:50 pmSurely this must be a sign of the Apocalypse.
November 17th, 2009 at 6:52 pm—
I did see an image of Darwin in an eggo this morning….
prostratedragon says:
The Bushes may not be in the spotlight, but their minions are! Rove even contributed $ to Rubio.
Per Jeb Bush on that great occasion back in ‘05:
“Chang is a mystical warrior. Chang is somebody who believes in conservative principles”
I wonder if Jeb had Marco kneel to receive the sword? lol
November 17th, 2009 at 6:58 pmThis will be a true test of Limpballs’ role as the thought police for the far-right wing. Will Rubio get a severe tongue-lashing from Limpballs tomorrow? After all, an attack on Ronnie RayGun is tantamount to offending the Great EIB Gasbag himself, isn’t it?
November 17th, 2009 at 7:22 pmThis guy needs an introduction to Michelle Malkin.
November 17th, 2009 at 7:43 pmI love diggin’ up Ronnie’s old corpse and giving it some more kicks.
November 17th, 2009 at 8:14 pmI knew I liked this kid. I wish I lived in Florida so I could vote for him!
November 17th, 2009 at 8:16 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
6. har5125’s quote specifically says “elite Cubans”.
I didn’t understand till I (unfortunately the one in charge) hosted a Cuban to talk to a group about their experience. The person went on rather long about how the Cubans were Doctors and Lawyers while the Mexicans were uneducated / lower class / not deserving of being in America.
November 17th, 2009 at 8:51 pmI didn’t read through the comments, so I don’t know if this has been pointed out or not.
Cubans that leave Cuba and make it to FL. soil with out help of the Coast Gard are given citizenship. No paperwork, just make it at least 90 miles and touch dry land without being caught.
November 17th, 2009 at 9:55 pmI guess Rubio didnt learn anything from Mel Martinez’s mistakes going along with repug’s policies. He is also like Mel in that he acts like a white WASP when its convenient to do so talking the the GOP types and then go Latin when he needs votes from Hispanics.
http://www.stopmartinez.com/index.html
November 17th, 2009 at 10:22 pm“Will Rubio get a severe tongue-lashing from Limpballs”? Nah, he’s much too old. Phlegmball only gives tongue-lashings to young Hispanic boys. By the way, why hasn’t he ever denied these allegations? Is he starting to take after Becky boy?
November 17th, 2009 at 10:45 pmRubio is such a slimebag that he sits there and laugh while the white repiggies make Hispanic jokes.
November 17th, 2009 at 10:57 pmHe laughed right along as he does not consider himself HISPANIC, he is CUBAN, a much “HIGHER” form of spanish ancestry. He is a racist scumbag.
November 17th, 2009 at 11:16 pmRichard Stallman says:
I hope you leftist fascists (sic) understand what you really are
November 17th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
I hope you understand your brain is defective.
November 18th, 2009 at 12:49 am.
What is left to consume once the snake has eaten it’s tail?
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November 18th, 2009 at 12:52 amperhaps rubio should haul his ass down to 8th street also known as “calle ocho” in miami and tell this to his fellow “exiles” (that’s what the cuban population still call themselves after 50 years) who to this day refuse to speak english. that’s right, since day one cubans have been given preferential treatment in this country. carry on.
November 18th, 2009 at 5:58 am“Whhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!
Go back to Cuba if you don`t like here you MORON….”
Is this our answer to “Go back to france” if you want some sort of public option? It is as stupid when we do it as when they do it.
November 18th, 2009 at 6:37 amJust so we all won’t forget, here’s a list of firsts by Reagan, as found at:
November 18th, 2009 at 8:15 ambartcop.com/reagans-records.htm
We think that today’s administration under President Obama or previous political parties had a goal of enforcing our immigration laws. But corrupt politicians intervened on behalf of the open border fanatics and special interest lobbyists. As with E-Verify that has become a spotlighted enforcement law, because it was originally nearly tabled by Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). But public uproar caused them to forcibly change their decisions and fully fund E-Verify for another 3 years. WITHOUT PUBLIC SUPPORT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE CAVED-IN? Right now it is the–ONLY–true enforcement tool implemented, but it is only as good–IF–business owners are forced to use it. Even though hundreds of thousands of companies have now decided to apply it, yet it is not MANDATORY? It is up to the discretion of employers? In a few states Representatives have introduced it into law, as with the fed’s issuing an ultimatum that all contractors/subcontractors must use E-Verify. Remember E-Verify does not need buses for deportation? Those here will self-deport. It will take time, but without access to jobs–THEY EVENTUALLY WILL LEAVE. THEY CALL IT “ATTRITION?”
Justifiably bloggers should be either criticized for their anti-sovereignty stand, or praised for informing the unaware public of the taxpayers money needed to fund a 2009-2010 Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Rewarding the millions already illegally squatting here, with the costs to support families, children and those kin who will come here through sponsorship. THEN THE MILLIONS MORE WHO HAVE HEARD THE CALL FOR AMNESTY AND RUSH TO GET HERE FROM POOR NATIONS, BEFORE THE NEW LAW MATERIALIZES?
House Judiciary Committee’s Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas) wrote an op-ed for the Washington Times today He stated that the Washington Times had slammed the Obama Administration for hardened enforcement. While the opposite reaction came from the open border advocates saying there was too much enforcement. However Rep. Smith determined the opposite? This is his statement:-
* Rescinding of the “no-match” rule that prevents the Social Security Administration from contacting employers when a new hires name and social security number don’t match their records. “Without this protection, many employers will continue to employ individuals they know are illegal and are taking jobs that should go to citizens and legal residents,” Smith said.
* Repeal of REAL ID in lieu of PASS ID, which makes it easier for illegal aliens to obtain a driver’s license. “This makes it easier for illegal immigrants to stay in the country. And it can provide terrorists with a legitimate ID – as we saw with the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists, who between them obtained 30 driver’s licenses and ID cards,” Smith said.
* Lack of funding for an airport biometric exit system that is part of a DHS proposal to monitor when foreign visitors leave the country. “40 percent of all 12 million to 20 million illegal immigrants in the United States entered the country legally but overstayed their visas. This program will show who did not leave the country when they should have,” Smith said.
* Restricted the 287(g) program by limiting the ways local law enforcement officials can help federal immigration enforcement officials.
* No funding for border fence, which was required by the Secure Fence Act of 2006.
* Signing the CHIP bill making it easier for illegal aliens to get health care.
* Reduced work site enforcement by shifting the focus away from the illegal workers and onto the businesses that hire them.
* Allow states to provide in-state tuition to illegal aliens even though it violate federal law.
Reading the Washington Times indicates to me, that they are pro illegal immigration, that is not in the American workers interest. They have consistently reacted to any enforcement of laws. They are obviously adverse to any immigration restriction, as the majority of the national press have indicated to us. Unlike the rural media who do not condone DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano’s rush to OVERPOPULATION through another BLANKET AMNESTY? Grade your Senator of Congressman/Woman on NUMBERSUSA website. Call them and reprimand them for approving another AMNESTY or anything else at 202-224-3121. The people of America have been blindsided to long and must become more involved. We all no by now we cannot trust our government anymore to do the right thing for all of us. To survive we must fight back or financially–SINK. Washington is truly a corrupt place, where taxpayers money is the bargaining chip. Read all at JUDICIAL WATCH, CAPSWEB, ALIPAC, AMERICAN PATROL & THE DARK SIDE OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.
November 18th, 2009 at 5:54 pmRichard STALLman
YOU have no hope of EVER knowing the joy of higher brain function. You are stupider than a saltcracker canoe. Just STFU you ignorant, putrid punkass troll
November 19th, 2009 at 2:46 am