Sen. Marco Rubio tells The Brody File that his view of immigration policy doesn’t differ from anything that Mitt Romney has said on the topic.
“We’ve been working on an idea that’s an alternative to the Dream Act that doesn’t encourage illegal immigration in the future, but it’s compassionate towards these kids and the unique circumstance they find themselves in. I don’t think that in anyway conflicts with anything Governor Romney has said. I think what he has said is he is willing to look at what it is we’re proposing and he’s anxious to see what it is,” Rubio tells The Brody File.
Watch his answer below with the transcription. If Romney picks Rubio as his VP, immigration policy could be a distraction especially amongst members of the mainstream media looking to exploit a wedge issue.
Mandatory Courtesy: CBN News/The Brody File
David Brody: You want to clear up anything on the Dream Act between you and Romney? A lot of people in the mainstream media like to say, “O, there’s some difference, a little difference between where you are on the Dream Act and Romney’s position on immigration.”
Marco Rubio: Well, we’ve been working on an idea that’s an alternative to the Dream Act that doesn’t encourage illegal immigration in the future, but it’s compassionate towards these kids and the unique circumstance they find themselves in. I don’t think that in anyway conflicts with anything Governor Romney has said. I think what he has said is he is willing to look at what it is we’re proposing and he’s anxious to see what it is.
We haven’t finished that project yet because there’s a lot of unintended consequences that could come from something like this. We want to do this right. We don’t just want to do this fast. So we don’t want to propose a law that ends up exasperating illegal immigration in the future or dividing our country unnecessarily.
So look, I think what the president has done on this issue is going to make it harder for us to solve it before the election. I hope I’m wrong. We’ll continue to work on framing a responsible idea, and if the opportunity presents itself, God willing, we’ll pursue it.