Immigrant advocates target Rubio ahead of primary
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DORAL, Fla. -- Grassroots advocates are targeting Florida U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio over his support for Arizona's immigration law and other policies.
The nonprofit group Presente is leading the "No Somos Rubios" (We are not Rubios) campaign. It plans to protest and fly an airplane over the Hispanic Leadership Network's conference Friday at the Doral Country Club near Miami. Rubio and the top GOP presidential candidates are speaking there.
The campaign is a play on Rubio's name. Rubio means blond in Spanish. Presente says it's a reference to the rising GOP star's association with the mostly white tea party, which tends to oppose any path to citizenship for illegal immigrants.
Presente launched in 2009 with its successful campaign to get CNN's Lou Dobbs off the network over disparaging remarks about Hispanics.
Also: The Miami Herald
