Marco Rubio: Immigration Reform Shouldn't Include Gay Couples

[William769]

Sen. Marco Rubio has reiterated that he won’t support an immigration reform bill that includes rights for same-sex couples, and he predicts such a provision will kill the bill.

“If this bill has in it something that gives gay couples immigration rights and so forth, it kills the bill,” the Florida Republican told conservative radio host Andrea Tantaros on her show today. “I’m gone, I’m off it, and I’ve said that repeatedly. And I don’t think that’s going to happen, and it shouldn’t happen. This is already a difficult enough issue as it is.”

Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont Tuesday introduced an amendment to the comprehensive immigration reform bill that would allow citizens to sponsor foreign same-sex spouses for permanent residency in the U.S., just as citizens with opposite-sex foreign spouses can now. Leahy, a Democrat, had withdrawn the amendment last month “with a heavy heart,” as he put it, but he decided to try again.

Rubio, a rising star in the Republican Party, also told Tantaros any immigration bill he would support must also provide for improved border security.

http://www.advocate.com/politics/politicians/2013/06/13/marco-rubio-immigration-reform-shouldnt-include-gay-couples

I wonder how many in his family have used this sponsorship? And yes it's a fair question to ask so don't even go there.

[SomethingFishy]

1. Bwhahahaha!

That "rebranding" really isn't going to well for them is it...

[William769]

2. You can put all the perfume you want on a pile of shit.

Guess what? You still have a pile of shit.

[reflection]

3. Rubio's desperately trying to find a way to kill the bill

and blame it on someone else.

[William769]

5. He's got plenty of places to try to lay the blame.

[DevonRex]

7. And when some Dems give in it divides the party. I think they should take a stand.

At some point they can't always sacrifice the LGBT community every single time and tell them they have to wait. Will the GOP really go on the record as a group as being against immigration reform?

I look at this as Rubio desperately trying to save possibility of a larger Latino vote within the Republican Party. He can pick up a few more Republican votes for the bill as long "teh gays" aren't in the mix. Discrimination is discrimination.

I say we don't let Rubio get his way.

[surrealAmerican]

4. This sounds like he's looking for an excuse to vote against it.

I guess he just doesn't like anything about immigration reform.

[LuvNewcastle]

6. What a piece of shit.

He's willing to kill Immigration Reform in order to keep out gay immigrants. So much for Rubio representing a more 'moderate,' inclusive side of the GOP. He's killing his career and damaging his party, and that's just fine by me.

[renie408]

8. Is this a joke? This is a joke...right?

[William769]

9. Unfortunately, no.

[Bohunk68]

10. I guess this means that he

is not ready to come out of the closet yet.

[William769]

11. Which closet?

Do you equate Gay people as republicans as in bad? Thats what it's kind of sounding like. Just saying.

[Bohunk68]

12. Not at all what I am saying.

Wiliam, you surprise me. No, what I am saying is, that it is that old word that begins with "H", Hypocrite. Just saying.

[William769]

13. Please forgive me.

The way I took it has been used many times before on DU (not knowing you all that well & given recent events on another topic I misread your post and I do apologize.

Take care.