It’s worth noting that current law allows U.S. companies to hire foreign workers for temporary jobs that were unable to be filled by American labor. Those foreign workers would then be invited to stay within the country for the term of their employment, pay taxes on their wages, and promptly return home. While some of these workers are highly-skilled, most of them come here to perform unskilled labor that American workers did not desire in the first place.
Rubio’s stance on immigration is fairly conservative, though he does acknowledge that the current system is broken and fixing it should be the priority.
In a debate with former Florida Governor Charlie Crist, Rubio said:
“The Republican Party, unfortunately, has been cast as the anti-illegal immigration party. It is not the anti-illegal immigration party. It is the pro-legal immigration party.”
If Rubio decides not to support the Raise Act, it could spell doom for another one of Trump’s legislative agenda items. In order to pass, the legislation must receive 60 votes in the U.S. Senate. With Republicans in control of only 52 seats, bipartisan support is the only way to get on the President’s desk.
