Senator Marco Rubio, who is among the eight senators writing an immigration overhaul bill due to come out Tuesday, gave a spirited defense of the bipartisan deal on Sunday and insisted that it would not amount to an amnesty.
The Florida Republican said in a round of appearances on the Sunday news shows that the emerging legislation would have tough enforcement provisions and strict penalties for those who came to the United States illegally or overstayed their visit.
Though the deal does include a long and difficult process for the 11 million individuals in question, Rubio said the proposal does not include an amnesty provision that fellow conservatives have called a deal-breaker.
‘‘We’re not awarding anybody anything. All we’re doing is giving people the opportunity to eventually earn access to our new, improved, and modernized legal immigration system,’’ said Rubio, a Cuban-American. (The Link is mine)
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