On Senate Floor, Rubio Addresses Fellow Conservatives On Immigration Reform

◼ RUBIO MAINTAINS SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRATION BILL DESPITE RUSHED PROCESS - Matthew Boyle/Breitbart

According to a GOP aide, any Republicans who do end up supporting this bill will likely face damaging consequences in their political futures.

"This Kabuki dance was scripted months ago, planned maybe years ago, by the special interest coalition that supports this for a variety of reasons, none of which are the national interest,” the GOP aide said. “Even though they won't know by Monday, the American people are going to find out what happened and I suspect they'll make the conspirators ultimately pay a price.”

◼ Mark Levin: Rubio texted me and told me what I’m saying about the Gang of 8 bill is NOT accurate (Listen)

In an interview with Ted Cruz, Mark Levin revealed that Rubio texted him about an hour before this interview and told him that what he is saying about the Senate immigration bill is not accurate. He told Cruz that Rubio flat out denies that Napolitano can ignore portions of the bill due to waivers and he asks Cruz if that is correct.

◼ RUBIO PRESS RELEASE CALLS OUT BREITBART, CONTRADICTS CBO - Matthew Boyle/Breitbart

Breitbart News reported on Monday about a special provision of the new Obama stimulus jobs program inserted into the newly repackaged version of the “Gang of Eight” bill. That provision could allow beneficiaries to receive taxpayer-funded vehicles, like cars, motorcycles, or scooters.
The provision, as Breitbart News reported, is tucked away underneath the new stimulus program that the Washington Examiner’s Byron York uncovered.

◼ NEW IMMIGRATION BILL HAS TAXPAYER SUBSIDIZED OBAMACARS FOR YOUTHS - Matthew Boyle/Breitbart

◼ New amendment adds jobs bill to Gang of Eight immigration plan - Byron York/Washington Examiner @ByronYork

◼ ICE'S CRANE SLAMS RUBIO FOR CLAIMING BILL ENDS 'DE FACTO AMNESTY' - Matthew Boyle/Breitbart

Crane noted that 40 percent of illegal aliens in the United States “did not illegally cross the border, but instead entered illegally with a visa and didn’t leave when it expired.” Crane said that the 40,000 extra Border Patrol agents the new Corker-Hoeven version of the bill provides “will never come in contact with these individuals, as they never attempted illegal entry into the United States.”
“While visa overstays represent nearly half of the overall immigration problem facing our broken immigration system, your legislation does nothing to increase enforcement of these violations,” Crane wrote. “Due to these failures in your legislation, de facto amnesty will continue for millions of future visa overstays illegally residing in the United States.”

◼ SANTORUM: RUBIO LACKS 'RESPECT' FOR 'RULE OF LAW' - Matthew Boyle/Breitbart