FOXNews.com: Rubio says immigration plan not amnesty, amid increasing conservative criticism

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Rubio says immigration plan not amnesty, amid increasing conservative criticism Apr 14th 2013, 13:54 Published April 14, 2013 FoxNews.com FILE: Nov. 17, 2012: Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks during Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad's annual birthday fundraiser.AP Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio on Sunday dismissed arguments that the Senate immigration bill offers amnesty for illegal immigrants and said border security is not the only key issue – as a bipartisan group of senators plans to release the legislation this week. Rubio told "Fox News Sunday" that anybody living illegally in the United States and attempting to get a visa would face a long list of qualifications, including paying taxes and a fine, having a job and waiting for at least 10 years. "That is not amnesty," said Rubio, a Cuban-American considered a key member of the so-called bipartisan Gang of Eight. "Amnesty is the forgiveness of something." Rubio also said tracking illegal immigrants in and out of the U.S. and improving the employee-verification system, known as E-Verify, are equally important. "All three work together," he told Fox. "All three have to happen." The group has been working on comprehensive immigration reform since January and is expected to release the legislation Tuesday, ahead of a hearing the next day in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Though Rubio made clear that securing the border is only part of the plan, he said a 90 percent apprehension rate within the next five years is a "trigger" for citizenship for some of the roughly 11 million illegal immigrants in this country who will apply. "The Department of Homeland Security will have five years to meet that goal," Rubio said.

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