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Title: Rubio in 2004: Cheap College for Undocumented Immigrants
Post by: 240 is Back on January 05, 2016, 11:12:35 PM
What do you get when you combine Rubio's slimy friend David Rivera and their joint push to make sure undocumented immigrants receive in-state tuition in Florida? Nothing good for Marco Rubio.

When Sen. Marco Rubio was in the Florida state house, he teamed up with his scandal-plagued pal David Rivera to co-sponsor legislation that would allow undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates.

This issue combines the dual ghosts of Rubio's past, both of which he is trying to escape as he navigates his way through a tough GOP presidential primary: his relationship with Rivera, a former congressman under investigation as the alleged mastermind of a campaign finance scheme; and his record on immigration, which his fellow presidential contenders have criticized for being insufficiently tough.

The immigration issue has become especially important in the Republican field: this week's political coverage was dominated by discussion over GOP frontrunner Donald Trump's first commercial, which depicted illegal immigrants streaming over the border. After the last Republican debate, Rubio and Sen. Ted Cruz spent days trading barbs over who was telling the truth about the other's immigration record....

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