Marco Rubio, one of the Republican candidates for presidency, said that he is open for pushing through a bill that grants citizenship to illegal immigrants. He listed out the steps that it would take and informed us that it would be a "very long" path to citizenship, but citizenship nonetheless. But, according to some sources, Rubio has been playing towards both sides of the politics world when he tried to further himself from the Gang of Eight Bill that outlined some of the same beliefs. Now he has become the center of criticism that will no doubt gain momentum as he furthers in the race.
This reminds me of the election of 1844 when Henry Clay ran against James Polk. Clay didn't chose a clear, firm side about the annexation of Texas, trying to appease all voters. And what do ya know? He just barely lost to the "dark horse" Polk. I personally like Rubio's idea. I would like to look more into it, but from what the article says, it seems to be a good balance of making citizenship open for everyone and difficult enough a process that you have to be dedicated to getting it. Obviously, just as annexation dominated the election of 1844, immigration is a major part in the election of 2016.
And here is the article
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