"Pink Slip Rubio" Campaign Underway

Once upon a time, Marco "Golden Boy" Rubio was seen as the great Hispanic hope for the Republican Party -- he fell perfectly in line with all the GOP's wonderful ideas, like denying climate change and talking about how bad illegal immigrants were. But this January, he proposed a path...

By Deirdra Funcheon

August 19, 2013

[
        {
          "name": "GPT - Billboard - Slot Inline - Content - Labeled - No Desktop",
          "component": "16971022",
          "insertPoint": "2",
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "2"
        },{
          "name": "Editor Picks",
          "component": "15769925",
          "insertPoint": "4",
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "1"
        },{
          "name": "Inline Links",
          "component": "16575154",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 8,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "7",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "GPT - Rectangle 2x - Slot Auto-select - Labeled",
          "component": "15782206",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 8,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "7",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "Inline Links",
          "component": "16575154",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 12,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "11",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "GPT - Leaderboard to Tower - Slot Auto-select - Labeled",
          "component": "15782207",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 12,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "11",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        }
      ]

Once upon a time, Marco "Golden Boy" Rubio was seen as the great Hispanic hope for the Republican Party -- he fell perfectly in line with all the GOP's wonderful ideas, like denying climate change and talking about how bad illegal immigrants were.

But this January, he proposed a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants --- and this flip-flop totally pissed off all the right-wing types who'd supported him.

Now, a group called Floridians for Immigration Enforcement (FLIMEN) is kicking off a "Pink Slip Rubio" campaign against the senator -- AKA "Traitor Marco Rubio," AKA "Marco Rubio Amnesty Man" -- in hopes of pressuring him to resign.

FLIMEN has in the past campaigned against the El Sol Center in Jupiter, which helps match undocumented immigrants with employers and services; and it has pushed for implementation of the e-verfify system that lets employers check a potential worker's immigration status.

On Tuesday, the group intends to demonstrate from noon to 3:30 p.m. outside of a Town Hall meeting featuring Congressman Patrick Murphy (where he is seeking input on budget issues) at the Palm Beach Gardens campus of Palm Beach State College.

In the meantime, if you want to send Rubio a letter telling him that "YOU ARE FIRED" and sign it "feeling betrayed," all you have to do is follow this link.

Follow @NewTimesBroward

KEEP NEW TIMES FREE... Since we started New Times, it has been defined as the free, independent voice of South Florida, and we'd like to keep it that way. Your membership allows us to continue offering readers access to our incisive coverage of local news, food, and culture with no paywalls. You can support us by joining as a member for as little as $1.