Immigration stance may put Rubio on GOP’s short list

USA TODAY: …Much of the hand-wringing by conservatives about Romney’s loss to President Obama centers on the former Massachusetts governor’s dismal performance among Latino voters. Only about one in four Hispanics supported the GOP nominee, according to various exit polls.

Enter [Marco] Rubio, 41, the charismatic Cuban-American senator from West Miami who has tried to soften his party’s often harsh rhetoric about illegal immigrants.

Rubio believes that instead of focusing simply on tightening borders and deporting foreigners in the country illegally, federal policy should also look at sensibly accommodating those who have been on American soil for years…  (more)

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