With the controversy over the Arizona immigration bill still looming large, U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio has been right smack in the middle of the mess, as some of the statements he initially made about the bill that rattled many of his supporters who clearly favor of the bill. Rubio has been in the media crosshairs regarding these statements, and he has subsequently clarified his position about the bill, stating his support for the bill and supporting Arizona’s right to pass such a law if they deemed fit to do so.
I caught up with Rubio yesterday at a campaign event headlined with former Governor Jeb Bush in Miami, and Rubio offered me some additional thoughts about the new Arizona immigration law: