Republican Candidates Talk National Security, Terrorism, Immigration
Last night in Las Vegas, the candidates for the Republican nomination had the final debate of 2015. The primary focus of the debate was on terrorism and national security. Immigration was a topic as well and the candidates stated the predictable views. Senator Marco Rubio was challenged as soft on immigration as once a supporter of comprehensive immigration reform. Senators Ted Cruz and Rand Paul tracked Rubio for his failure to support securing the border. Donald Trump was Donald Trump.
Rubio was the only candidate who expressed support for a path to legalization for undocumented immigrants as part of immigration reform. Cruz portrayed Rubio as lining up with liberals in favoring “amnesty” for undocumented immigrants. As the International Business Times observed, it is interesting that the sons of Cuban immigrants are in such disagreement on immigration reform.
KJ