Marco Rubio

Background

• Born in Miami, Fl in 1971
• He has a law degree the University of Miami
• He was elected into the Florida House of Representatives in 1999
• He won his campaign for the US Senate in 2009

Rubio's Views on Families

• Rubio believes in the traditional American family
• He wants to eliminate the marriage penalty
• Paid leave for new parents, caretakers of ailing loved ones, seriously ill employees, and military families.
• Partially refundable Child Tax Credit of $2,500

Foreign Policy

American Strength

• Tighten America's security and increase our Navy
• Modernize our forces
• Extend Section 215 of the Patriot Act and empower intelligence
• Shrink the Pentagon's Bureaucracy

American Prosperity

• Complete the Trans-Pacific Partnership
• Oppose any violations of internal waters, airspace, cyberspace, or outer space

American Values

• Call the source of atrocities in the Middle East by its real name: radical Islam

Immigration

• Deport illegal aliens
• Cut off funds for sanctuary cities
• Hire 20,000 new Border Patrol agents
• Finish the border walls
• We shouldn't accept refugees from Syria unless we can vet them

Education

• Stop common core - Washington bureaucrats shouldn't impose ridiculous education and standards and curriculum on our nation's children
• Give states and localities control over education

ISIS

• Build a multinational coalition of countries willing to send troops to fight ISIS
• Expand airstrikes
• Advocate to protect ethnic and religious minorities in this region

Gun Laws

• The 2nd Amendment is one of the most fundamental rights
• A president has no right to restrict the individual right to own a firearm
• Rubio has an A rating from the NRA
• Pushing for concealed-carry permits function like drivers' licenses so gun owner's rights don't end at state line