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Marco Rubio: “Today's announcement will be welcome news for many of these kids desperate for an answer, but it is a short-term answer…”

On the recordJune 14, 2012
Today's announcement will be welcome news for many of these kids desperate for an answer, but it is a short-term answer to a long-term problem. And by once again ignoring the Constitution and going around Congress, this short-term policy will make it harder to find a balanced and responsible long-term one.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Rubio critiques Obama's immigration policy as a temporary fix that bypasses Congress.

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