HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (WJCL)- Presidential hopeful Senator Marco Rubio made a campaign stop in Hilton Head to speak at the 2015 summit for the SC Chamber of Commerce.
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He talked about job creation, reforming higher education and increasing focus on technical occupations, but the hot topic of the day was immigration.
“I will have a justice department that defends the religious rights and liberties of every single American”, Rubio said, receiving the closest thing to a standing ovation he received.
While on stage, Cruz joked about his plan to tackle immigration. But Donald Trump rose to the top spot soon after announcing his candidacy in June and Bush has been falling ever since.
The Florida senator did say that both parties share blame for the nation’s problems. Marco Rubio or former Gov. Jeb Bush will win their home state’s presidential primary, and their opponents realize it.
“We have a government that is increasingly targeting the faith community in this country and undermining values”, Rubio said, building the response more.
“It’s one of the issues that people are divided on, how to handle undocumented immigrants that travel to Florida”, political expert and University of South Florida professor Susan Macmanus.
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The summit runs through Saturday evening.
