Harry Reid's Comments Inflame Marco Rubio

Former House Speaker Marco Rubio, the likely Republican candidate in the U.S. Senate election, took aim at U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reids recent comments wondering how Hispanics could back Republican candidates over immigration. On Fox News, Rubio ripped into Reid and defended the GOP.

First of all, let me say Harry Reid has a history of statements like this, said Rubio. He has said outrageous things about President Bush and even about Barack Obama before he was president. It has been well documented.

I think this is part of a concerted effort, continued Rubio. The Democrat majority in Washington has implemented an agenda that's well outside the mainstream of America and has been a disaster for our country. They can't win on issues so I think increasingly you're going to hear talk like this. You heard it a few weeks ago regarding calling tea party members racist and now this.

But let me explain why Americans of Hispanic descent would want to be Republicans, and it's a pretty simple concept, added Rubio. The No. 1 issue in the Hispanic community in America is economic empowerment, the desire to leave their children better off than themselves.