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U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) speaks to voters at the Heritage Action Presidential Candidate Forum September 18, 2015 in Greenville, South Carolina. Eleven republican candidates each had twenty five minutes to talk to voters Friday at the Bons Secours Wellness arena in the upstate of South Carolina. (Photo by

Rand Paul: Marco Rubio Opposed Extra Scrutiny on Foreign Visas that Will ‘Keep the Country Safe’

GOP presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) announced his plan to introduce legislation that would halt the United States from taking in more refugees from Syria, but during his announcement detailing his legislation, he stressed how his competitor GOP presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) opposed heighted scrutiny on foreign visas in the past.

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks at the Growth and Opportunity Party, at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday October 31, 2015. With just 93 days before the Iowa caucuses Republican hopefuls are trying to shore up support amongst the party.

Sen. Marco Rubio Rallies K Street Lobbyists

After a less-than-impressive third quarter of fundraising, GOP presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is holding a fundraiser on Capitol Hill. The guest list includes lobbyists, bundlers and members of Congress, and the event is expected to raise roughly $200,000 for Rubio’s presidential campaign.

Ted Cruz (R) and Marco Rubio AP Photos

Ted Cruz Boxes in Marco Rubio on Immigration

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has boxed Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) into a corner on immigration. Cruz has come out guns-a-blazing against Rubio all week, firing first and escalating the battle every time Rubio has responded. Now he’s taken the fight to a place where Rubio is caught in a glaring contradiction the likes of which haven’t been seen since his involvement in his landmark legislative achievement—a more-than-thousand-page immigration bill—in his short time serving in the U.S. Senate.

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Jeff Sessions: Supporting Citizenship for Illegals ‘Should Be Disqualifying’ for Any GOP Presidential Nominee

CNN is now reporting that presidential aspirant Marco Rubio has expressed support for citizenship for illegal immigrants—a policy which was a central plank of the 2013 Rubio-Obama immigration bill. In an interview with CNN, conservative populist thought leader Sen. Jeff Sessions declared that supporting citizenship for illegals ought to be inherently “disqualifying” for any candidate running to be the Republican nominee for President.

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Poll: Trump Getting More Hispanic Support Than Romney in 2012

A new poll of 2,000 citizens shows that Donald Trump’s immigration policy is more popular among Hispanic Americans than Gov. Mitt Romney was in 2012, even though the pollsters reminded the respondents of Trump’s most controversial and crude statements on immigration.