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Republican Presidential candidate Marco Rubio is a United States Senator from Florida who previously served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives. As Super Tuesday approaches - Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Donald Trump compete for the Republican Presidential nomination. 
 
During an primary election where illegal immigration and rebellion against the Republican establishment are driving votes and popular opinion - Marco Rubio remains a polarizing figure to conservatives. 
 
Infamous for his role in the Gang of Eight legislation, Rubio has been the subject of criticism - but what is The Truth About Marco Rubio?

 

Sources

General

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1451675461

https://www.amazon.com/American-Son-Memoir-Marco-Rubio/dp/1595231013

https://www.amazon.com/American-Dreams-Restoring-Economic-Opportunity/dp/0143109030

 

Introduction
http://web.archive.org/web/20110208005828/http://rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/about?p=biography
http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/national/documents-give-shape-to-marco-rubios-family-history-but-raise-new-questions/1198570
https://live.washingtonpost.com/post-reporter-discusses-marco-rubio-story.html?hpid=z8
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/us/politics/marco-rubio-denies-claim-he-exaggerated-his-biography.html
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/04/marco-rubio-biography-grandfather-was-ordered-deported/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/25/marcio-rubio-continues-de_n_1452820.html
http://www.politico.com/playbook/0412/playbook1767.html
http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/12/rubio-rivera-mom-money-gop-dog-track
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0412/74965.html
 

Financial History
http://www.politico.com/story/2010/03/rubio-foes-nail-him-for-makeover-034295?paginate=false
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/07/what-kind-of-leader-is-marco-rubio-an-investigation/450882/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-marco-rubio-turned-political-star-power-into-a-soaring-personal-income/2015/06/29/8cdae1aa-13a8-11e5-9ddc-e3353542100c_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/marco-rubios-struggles-with-money-are-back-under-the-campaign-spotlight/2015/05/20/4dec1732-fd89-11e4-8b6c-0dcce21e223d_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/for-sen-marco-rubio-a-question-of-friendship-vs-politics/2015/05/08/7a75ca9c-dd30-11e4-be40-566e2653afe5_story.html?tid=a_inl
http://www.amazon.com/American-Dreams-Restoring-Economic-Opportunity-ebook/dp/B00KWG5U6G
http://www.amazon.com/American-Son-Memoir-Marco-Rubio-ebook/dp/B007HU7OXC
http://www.amazon.com/Rise-Marco-Rubio-Manuel-Roig-Franzia-ebook/dp/B006BAD8HU

Immigration
http://www.eagleforum.org/immigration/rubio-record.html
http://www.politico.com/story/2010/03/rubio-foes-nail-him-for-makeover-034295?paginate=false
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/marco-rubio-rakes-in-donor-money-by-touting-immigration-reco#.hgAEdzXwbJ
http://dailycaller.com/2015/05/13/rubios-latest-billionaire-backer-lobbied-for-gang-of-eight-bill/
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/197176-gop-insiders-buying-stock-in-rubio-2016
http://www.fairus.org/DocServer/amnesty_2013_debate/Top_Reasons_to_Oppose_the_Gang_of_Eight_Amnesty_Bill_rev-6-6-13.pdf
http://cis.org/gang-of-eight-bill-doubles-temporary-worker-flow
http://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=2ff535cd-5fd3-4808-a0e1-3d4c654d4cdd
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jun/30/sen-marco-rubios-political-future-is-tied-to-succe/?page=all
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/300713-gang-of-eight-splits-over-tax-credits-for-immigrants-with-provisional-legal-status
http://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/blog?ID=c987c046-1f08-48be-aaba-807881f38b96
http://dailycaller.com/2013/05/02/new-immigration-bill-has-more-waivers-and-exceptions-per-page-than-obamacare/
http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/Politics/stricter-border-security-kill-immigration-reform/story?id=19330068#.Ua-YWPY4V3w
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/06/06/why-marco-rubio-is-against-his-own-immigration-bill-and-what-it-means/
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324766604578458933649759710
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/byron-york-the-facts-on-rubio-cruz-and-immigration/article/2578838
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/marco-rubio-gang-of-eight-angst-92878_Page2.html
http://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=7ec1474c-774a-47a0-9925-a0e523630090
https://twitter.com/byronyork/status/345196063742910464
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/305293-senate-rejects-border-security-amendment-to-immigration-bill
http://www.fairus.org/DocServer/amnesty_2013_debate/Top_Reasons_to_Oppose_the_Gang_of_Eight_Amnesty_Bill_rev-6-6-13.pdf
http://www.sessions.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2013/6/less-than-10-percent-of-future-immigration-under-gang-of-eight-plan-is-merit-based
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2013/05/can-the-immigration-bill-be-fixed-marco-rubio-responds.php
http://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=4e42b9e0-957c-4931-bb87-cc7d3b6c3f33
http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/19/senate-bill-allows-46-million-immigrants-by-2033-says-cbo/
https://www.numbersusa.com/content/files/10-Year_LPR_Numbers.pdf
http://www.humanevents.com/2013/04/17/if-rubios-amnesty-is-so-great-why-is-he-lying/
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/347050/coming-welfare-wave-andrew-stiles
http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/24/ice-union-president-rubio-directly-misled-law-enforcement/
http://immigrationreform.com/2013/05/23/list-of-rejected-amendments-that-could-have-improved-the-gang-of-eight-amnesty-bill/
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/rubios-talk-on-sanctuary-cities-brings-up-his-record-as-florida-house/2236915
http://dailycaller.com/2013/04/18/ice-union-head-chris-crane-ejected-from-gang-of-8-press-event/
https://youtu.be/i8hilg3NAkY
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/346234/rubio-spokesman-compares-illegal-immigrants-slaves-eliana-johnson
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2015/12/rubio-bill-expanded-visa-program-used-by-san-bernardino-terrorists
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/marco-rubio-in-immigration-reform-legalization-comes-first-it-is-not-conditional/article/2531504
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/21/us/politics/stealth-campaign-from-the-white-house-for-an-immigration-bill.html
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2015/11/rubios-bill-would-have-opened-floodgates-to-islamic-refugees
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/14/politics/marco-rubio-2016-immigration-debate/
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jun/30/sen-marco-rubios-political-future-is-tied-to-succe/?page=all
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/351212/rubios-folly-cont-editors
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/352919/kill-bill-william-kristol-rich-lowry
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/04/20/rubio-team-legislative-amnesty-for-daca-recipients-before-border-secured/
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/11/22/marco-rubio-syrian-refugees-bring-young-old/
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/11/24/marco-rubio-tells-hannity-hed-hate-use-funding-measure-stop-obama-syrian-refugee-resettlement/
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/12/13/mark-zuckerberg-backed-immigration-bill-allow-unlimited-muslim-immigration/

 

Missed Votes
https://www.govtrack.us

 

Corinthian Colleges
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-04-29/marco-rubio-goes-to-bat-for-corinthian-colleges

 

Tax Plan
http://www.wsj.com/articles/mike-lee-and-marco-rubio-pro-growth-pro-family-tax-reform-1425426777
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/marco-rubio-defends-tax-reform-proposals-election-2016/

Regulations
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/18/us/politics/marco-rubio-swings-through-new-hampshire.html
http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-rubio-criticizes-government-regulation-of-on-demand-economy-2015-10
https://marcorubio.com/news/marcos-plan-to-restore-sanity-and-restraint-to-regulation-a-national-regulatory-budget/

Mortgage Crisis
http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Marco_Rubio_Corporations.htm

Federal Reserve
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/12/marco-rubios-terrible-idea-about-the-fed-is-just-what-it-needs/266025/
https://marcorubio.com/news/marco-rubio-audit-the-fed-bill/

Marriage
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/04/iowa-faith-freedom-summit-2015-117346
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2015/jun/29/us-supreme-court-ruling-same-sex-marriage/
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/06/27/exclusive-national-organization-for-marriage-cant-support-rubio-jeb-after-same-sex-marriage-cave/

Abortion:
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00271
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00272
http://www.businessinsider.com/marco-rubio-on-planned-parenthood-2015-9
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/10/marco-rubio-abortion_n_7772510.html
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-rubio-abortion-20150807-story.html

Education
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/18/us/politics/marco-rubio-swings-through-new-hampshire.html
http://www.businessinsider.com/marco-rubios-plans-for-college-education-2015-7
http://www.businessinsider.com/r-rubio-calls-us-higher-education-system-a-cartel-urges-overhaul-2015-7
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/18/us/politics/marco-rubio-swings-through-new-hampshire.html

Marijuana
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/rubio-comes-out-in-support-of-medical-marijuana-but-not-ballot/2190709

State Marijuana Law
http://www.ontheissues.org/2014_Hopefuls.htm

Drug Crimes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/04/28/how-rubios-stance-on-drug-laws-stands-out-in-gop-presidential-field/

Climate Change
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei6QcE50Sq0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddDl_KAzXo0
http://www.gq.com/news-politics/politics/201212/marco-rubio-interview-gq-december-2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/05/13/rubio-walks-back-climate-change-comments/
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2014/may/14/has-marco-rubio-backtracked-climate-change/
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/climate-change.html
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/123051/marco-rubio-now-most-dangerous-gop-candidate-climate
http://scorecard.lcv.org/moc/marco-rubio

Gun Control
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/02/14/marco-rubio-voted-to-support-gun-ban-in-public-parks-in-1999/
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/gun-control.html
https://marcorubio.com/policy-for-you/marco-rubio-gun-owners-second-amendment/

Black Lives Matter
http://www.vox.com/2015/9/30/9427919/marco-rubio-black-lives-matter
http://www.businessinsider.com/2016-hopefuls-weigh-in-on-ferguson-protests-2014-8
http://shark-tank.com/2013/07/20/rubio-stands-his-ground-on-self-defense/

Middle East
http://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2015/05/17/sen-marco-rubio-answers-critics-on-immigration-foreign-policy/
http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1010/24/sotu.01.html
http://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2015/03/30/sen-marco-rubio-on-nuclear-negotiations-with-iran-potential-presidential-run/
http://insider.foxnews.com/2014/09/23/rubio-%E2%80%98absolutely%E2%80%99-wants-permanent-us-troop-presence-middle-east
https://marcorubio.com/issues-2/isis-plan-policy-proposal-defeat/
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/syria.html

International Relations
http://www.hughhewitt.com/marco-rubio-looming-deal-iran/
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/china.html
https://marcorubio.com/news/marco-rubio-turkey-russia-aggression-response/
http://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=d6c39dd4-8d06-4de3-8065-5cb27d865f1f

Health Care
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/03/23/my-three-part-plan-for-post-obamacare-era.html

Social Security
http://www.ontheissues.org/2015_CNBC_GOP.htm
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/422581/saving-social-security-21st-century-marco-rubio

Death Penalty:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/death-penalty.html
http://www.ontheissues.org/100_Ideas.htm

Trans-Pacific Partnership
http://www.wsj.com/articles/asia-needs-a-strong-u-s-japan-alliance-1430329908
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/trans-pacific-partnership.html

FBI vs. Apple
http://www.cnet.com/news/marco-rubio-says-national-security-is-more-important-than-apple/

Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/03/31/indiana-law-2016-litmus-test-heres-what-said.html
http://www.ontheissues.org/2014_Hopefuls.htm

Sex Crimes
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1596985119/

Energy Policy
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/423403/securing-americas-energy-future-marco-rubio

Net Neutrality
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/03/government-is-crashing-the-internet-party-116168#ixzz41HxOG2x7

National Security Agency (NSA)
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/nsa.html

Eminent Domain
http://hotair.com/archives/2015/10/08/hot-air-exclusive-rubio-speaks-out-against-abuse-of-eminent-domain/

Internet Rumors
https://youtu.be/DIgSPfUy3a8
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/marco-rubios-friend-didnt-know-about-gay-porn-house-sites-owner-says-8229247
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/marco-rubios-childhood-friend-tied-to-miamis-most-infamous-gay-porn-case-8203133
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/shocking-wapo-headline-on-rubio-arrest-a-big-letdown/article/2581167
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rubios-summer-of-90-an-arrest-then-newfound-purpose/2016/01/21/3582a72e-c04d-11e5-bcda-62a36b394160_story.html
 

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