Marco Rubio: “We think it's in our national interest, and frankly, in the interest of people of Venezuela.”

I think they’re much better off partnering with the United States. They will benefit greatly from it.

This is a project that will involve sustainment for the long term. Multiple American administrations are going to have to make this a priority.

At the end of the day, the solution here is not simply immigration reform. The solution is a Venezuelan, a Venezuela where Venezuelans who wish to return can return and live without having political or economic concerns.

In the long term, the future of Venezuela is to have a democratically elected- elected government, in a republic where the country’s leaders are directly accountable to the laws of the country and to the voters of that country.