Tea Partiers Heckle Rubio Who Stays Mum on Immigration

By Toluse Olorunnipa, Bloomberg

In the 15 minutes Marco Rubio spent speaking to a crowd of anti-tax Tea Party Republicans in Orlando, Florida, he didn’t mention the word “immigration.” Activists at the annual meeting of Americans for Prosperity didn’t hesitate to raise the subject — loudly.

“No amnesty,” shouted several men and women, interrupting the Florida Republican senator multiple times during his speech yesterday. “Secure the border,” a woman near the back of the room whispered as Rubio paused briefly during remarks that coursed through such ideals as “American values,” “free enterprise,” “moral well being” and “strong families.”

For Rubio, 42, a prospective 2016 White House candidate, immigration represents both his greatest legislative accomplishment and perhaps the biggest threat to his chances of becoming America’s first Hispanic president.

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