Marco Rubio goes all-in on immigration bill

Marco Rubio is preparing to go all in to support sweeping immigration legislation, offering himself up as the public face of a bill that will split the Republican Party — but that his allies hope will propel him to the front of the GOP presidential sweepstakes

After offering lukewarm support until now, Rubio is preparing to fully embrace a measure that is the most significant of his political career so far. The gambit could pay off in spades by crowning a leading presidential contender in 2016, or it could permanently damage the Republican’s brand with conservatives.

Rubio is planning a media blitz to promote the bill — which is expected to be released early next week — making the rounds on all of the Sunday political talk shows starting this weekend, wooing skeptical conservative radio hosts and pitching the plan to Spanish-language news outlets. The campaign is aimed at building public support for the far-reaching immigration bill that will dominate Capitol Hill’s attention for much of the year.

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/0...#ixzz2QDWYQGZ9

After calling for extensive hearings before Judiciary, a single hearing appears the most likely outcome. On Thursday, Rubio instead stressed that votes in the committee won’t occur until the first week of May, meaning the legislative text will be available for about four weeks. And to satisfy conservatives who are demanding thorough hearings, he wants to hold public meetings in which Republican senators could actually question experts about the effects of the bill.

Change of hearts?

Rubio you son owa bich. Make up your mind already

This could potentially suck for us given how confident he feels.

We could get a bill as early as Monday?

or as early as June

Tea Party loves Rubio and sees him as a potential presidential candidate. Him supporting this will carry a lot of weight. Personally, I need to see him put words into action (unlike him saying he supported a DACA light plan and as soon as Obama's DACA came out, backing out and betraying us).

While the more the merrier... I still don't know...