Marco’s Test

Senator Marco Rubio is a rising star in Republican circles.  That’s due, in part, to this first-generation American’s unabashed love of this country and all that it has made possible for his Cuban immigrant parents and for their son.

Mr. Rubio’s background prompted him to join seven other Senators from both parties in crafting so-called “Comprehensive Immigration Reform” legislation.  They have done so in secret.  And the Senate’s Democratic leadership seems determined to try to ram through whatever deal is conjured up by this “Gang of Eight” and to use Senator Rubio to deflect Republican criticism.

In an early test of his character and leadership, Marco Rubio has committed himself to an open process of debate and amendment.  He’ll be pressed to abandon this sensible stance, and must not do so.

About Frank Gaffney, Jr.

Frank Gaffney is the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Center for Security Policy in Washington, D.C. Under Mr. Gaffney's leadership, the Center has been nationally and internationally recognized as a resource for timely, informed and penetrating analyses of foreign and defense policy matters. Mr. Gaffney formerly acted as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy during the Reagan Administration, following four years of service as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Forces and Arms Control Policy. Previously, he was a professional staff member on the Senate Armed Services Committee under the chairmanship of the late Senator John Tower, and a national security legislative aide to the late Senator Henry M. Jackson.