Republican senator Marco Rubio has been one of the most active proponents of an immigration reform act, but now another conservative lawmaker — Rand Paul — is harshly critiquing the bill.

Republican senator Marco Rubio has been one of the most active proponents of an immigration reform act, but now another conservative lawmaker — Rand Paul — is harshly critiquing the bill. When Sen. Rubio (R-Florida) first endorsed the bipartisan immigration reform bill being touted by the so-called congressional “Gang of Eight,” the up-and-coming lawmaker’s approval [...]The post Rand Paul Slams ...

The Florida senator — and fast-ascending presidential hopeful — must convince his party that the bipartisan bill is a good idea. It's going to be a challenge.PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Wearing a 2010 vintage Marco Rubio campaign T-shirt and matching button, Cheryl Griffin spewed frustration that the man she helped win a long-shot conservative bid for Senate is now ...

As Conan O’Brien put it last Saturday night, Marco Rubio is the Republicans’ “black guy.”

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is working to tamp down conservative backlash to the Senate's immigration bill, which he helped to craft. Radio talk show hosts, Tea Party activists and conservative bloggers are concerned that Rubio and other Republicans are giving away too much on an issue they believe mostly helps Democrats.