Marco Rubio Hits Bill O'Reilly's Show to Talk Up Immigration Reform Bill

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., continues to hit the cable talk-show circuit to talk about the immigration reform bill that he is sponsoring in the Senate. On Wednesday night, Rubio appeared on Bill OReillys show on Fox News.

Asked by OReilly if he was hopeful the bill would pass this year, Rubio said that it would only pass if it enacted more border security. In recent days, Rubio has sponsored amendments increasing border security.

It depends on border security, and it depends on ensuring that it doesnt cost the American taxpayer," Rubio said. I think the bottom line is we can secure the border and ensure that this never happens again, and if we can ensure that it doesnt cost the American taxpayer by people going on welfare and things like that, then I think it will pass. If it doesnt do those things, it wont.

You have to have no welfare in the bill, OReilly said. The bill has got to say they dont get government assistance.

It does, it does, and it says that already but there are ways to tighten that even further, Rubio insisted. Weve identified ways to make it even tighter and weve offered amendments in that regard. And on the border security part of it, people have to know that this is never going to happen again. The border will finally be secured for national security and sovereignty purposes.

I dont know who is going to oppose that but if anybody does, tell me, OReilly replied.