Rubio vs. Cruz: Hispanic conservs battle for GOP’s soul

By Alan Gomez, USA TODAY

GOP senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz have arrived at the contentious issue of immigration from very similar places.

Both came from immigrant families. Both have Cuban roots. Both rose to the Senate with help from the Tea Party and still speak in glowing terms about how the United States remains the greatest nation for downtrodden immigrants to lift themselves up.

But as Congress arrives at a key moment in its work to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, the two stand at opposite ends of the debate on whether to allow the nation’s 11 million unauthorized immigrants to become citizens.

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