Alright, that tirade from Rubio was something I’d expect from some crazy ranter on Fox or maybe Pam Geller. He is claiming that ISIS has a systematic plan to “manipulate” the immigration system, infiltrating engineers, doctors, people over the Southern border. Apparently, ISIS infiltrated the wife of the jihadi couple in San Bernardino into the country. There might be hints and shreds of evidence for some of this. But this is a tapestry of exaggeration, BS and just nonsense. And it seems like this is his answer, finally an answer, for his complete turnaround on immigration. Well, that was 2013 before ISIS. So everything’s different now. That was just plain bizarre.
First and foremost, this issue has to be more than anything else about keeping America safe. And here’s why, there’s a radical jihadist group manipulating our immigration system, and not just green cards, they’re recruiting people that enter as doctors, and engineers, and even fiancees. They understand the vulnerabilities we have on the southern border, they’re looking to manipulate the Visa waiver countries to get people into the United States. So our number one priority must now become ensuring that ISIS not get killers into the united States. Whether it’s green cards or any other form of entry into America, when I’m president, if we do not know who you are or why you are coming, you are not going to get into the united States of america
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The issue is a dramatically different issue than 24 months ago. 24 months ago, 36 months ago, did you not have a group of radical crazies named Isis burning people in cages and recruiting people to enter our country legally. They have a sophisticated understanding of our legal immigration system, and we now have an obligation to ensure that they are not able to use that system against us.
