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Marco Rubio's Impact On Society
Today, the Hispanic population has grown tremendously over the years. In Florida, there are many hispanics that have made an influence on today's society. For example, 46 year old Marco Rubio (Republican) is a Hispanic from Miami, Florida. He is the son of Cuban immigrants, but they applied for a U.S. citizenship, and were naturalized in 1975. that spent his one of his college years playing football at Tarkio College in Missouri before earning his bachelor's degree from the University of Florida in 1993. He then went to the University of Miami for his law degree. In 1998, Rubio started off his career by doing public service and scoring a seat on the West Miami City Commission. As a speaker, Rubio launched a proposal called "100 Innovative Ideas for Florida's Future". The stated goal was to find ways to improve life in Florida without unduly increasing the size of government. When he presented these ideas to the legislature, over half of them became laws. One of the proposals, however, did not make the cut. Rubio wanted to institute a sales tax increase, but the legislature did not like his idea. In 2009, Rubio surprised many people in Florida by challenging former governor …show more content…
Aside from being a member/speaker of Florida's House of Representatives and being Florida's Senator since 2011, Rubio was a key figure in the congressional group, which had composed of four Republicans and four Democrats, who drafted a 2013 immigration policy overhaul. Key provisions of the proposal include providing a five-year path to citizenship for young undocumented immigrants brought into the country, revamping visa programs and increasing the number of visas given to foreigners with advanced degrees. Overall, Rubio has impacted Florida from helping students getting an education, to identifying human rights in other

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