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On Immigration: Marco Rubio

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    In a Fox News Latino Exclusive Juan Williams interviews Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida.

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Republicans have stood stood in the way of immigration reforms that they don't want to prove anything that could be interpreted as amnesty.

Where do you stand on immigration reform given that your party has become.

Viewed as antagonistic.

To helping people create a pathway that is I think well.

The first thing I think the party needs to be I hope to help it become once again the pro legal immigration party we have a broken legal immigration system.

We need to recognize that our legal immigration system is broken and that the broken legal immigration system is contributing to illegal immigration.

Part of the problem that we have within legal immigration in this country is that the American people don't trust the federal government -- problems get worse.

A decade ago this issue of illegal immigration have bothered people but it wasn't the issue that's become now.

Because people -- -- -- -- address that wants to be -- and -- to get worse than we have to make -- real commitment to both border security and employment security and let me be fair.

I think that imply that the border security has improved but has a ways to go.

That's why -- support an electronic verification system.

That's why support and I think step two and it can happen right afterwards is.

Eight reform of the legal immigration process and -- modernization of our visa programs that are broken -- antiquated.

And -- part of that by the way -- guest worker program.

There are a lot of people in this country that are illegally here out of status but don't wanna permanently here but they're afraid to leave because -- they do they can't come back next -- when they're needed.

I think if we can do those things that we can improve border security and and work for security and also modernize our legal immigration system.

Then I think it's gonna make it a lot easier to deal win.

The millions of people that are in this country and document arguments comes from President Obama that we have now more boots on the ground on the US border we have more.

Electronic surveillance of the border the border security tighter than it's ever been I don't -- -- a few seconds ago -- I believe that border security has improved.

I think there's some things we can still do -- certain sectors for example the Tucson sector but it hasn't for about it where we're headed in the right direction -- -- -- -- I think.

So and I think right after I think people would say you know there's a confusion here between drug gangs and drug dealers and people who emigrate here because there.

Want opportunity economic educational opportunities at the vast majority and I've always said that to etc.

well then why is it that you would stand in with Republicans and not offer an alternative vision program that you say -- -- what we as Republicans should support.

Well the bottom line is I am and I'm starting with the kids the ones who are in that situation that's why I'm working on that.

By the way I have offered and have supported ideas about the -- the column McCain plan on the border security the air you verify bills that have been offered and I do -- -- work on visa reforms and modernization of these programs.

And this is what I believe.

I believe that if we modernize our legal immigration system if we create a guest worker program and -- we have to continue to improve -- security that then it will never be easy.

But it will be easier to deal with the issue of those that are in this country illegally.

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