By Ashley Parker | The New York Times
As several of the eight senators taking part in a bipartisan effort to overhaul to the nation’s immigration laws appeared on television Sunday to voice optimism about the negotiations, Senator Marco Rubio, a member of the group, issued a strongly worded message of caution.
An aide to Mr. Rubio, Republican of Florida, said his comments were not intended to suggest that a deal was unlikely. Instead, his aim was to keep expectations in check until the details of the legislation are complete, and to urge the group to take the bill through “regular order,” which he says is necessary to garner public support. That process involves public hearings and amendments from other senators both in committee and on the Senate floor.
As the group of eight senators, split evenly between Democrats and Republicans, inches closer to a bill that would provide a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in the country, Mr. Rubio seems determined to keep his conservative credentials intact.
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