Marco Rubio was a co-sponsor of
Senate Bill S.744, also known as the Schumer-Rubio bill and the Gang-of-Eight
Bill, which bore the attractive sounding but dishonest title of “The Border
Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Bill.
In reality, it was a huge amnesty
and legal immigration surge bill.
His co-sponsor was Chuck Schumer (D) New York. Schumer
is a liberal legislator closely connected with Wall Street interests. Schumer
has many years of experience both in the House and the Senate. In 1987, he was
one of the House members, who succeeded in undermining the enforcement
provisions of the 1986 amnesty. He is reputed to be one of the smartest and
shrewdest members of the U.S. Senate.
S.744 passed 68 to 32 in the Senate in July 2013 but never made
it through the House. Shamefully, Rubio and 13 other Republicans voted for it.
The bill was over 180,000 words on more than 2,000 pages, long
enough and confusing enough to deter a thorough reading of it. This article
cannot cover the enormous potential for concealment and deception in such
massive unread tomes. Whether they cover healthcare, as in Obamacare, or
immigration as in the Schumer-Rubio bill, such huge comprehensive bills are
prone to be written by and for special interest lawyers and lobbyists and to be
contrary to public interests and fiscal discipline. Furthermore, the bill’s
economic claims and analytical assumptions are so unwarranted as to be
transparent balderdash.
The Schumer-Rubio bill is best known for its provisions to legalize
(amnesty) most illegal immigrants in the U.S., estimated to be about 12
million, but possibly 20 million or higher.