Marco Rubio: 'Cheaper, faster, easier' for illegal immigrants to return to home country

Rubio on fox: "cheaper faster and easier" for illegal immigrants to return to home country and wait 10 yrs than seek citizenship in new bill

— Erica Werner (@ericawerner) April 14, 2013

@ErikaAndiola @newman_chris On ABC Rubio said it would be cheaper (leave US for 10 years, pay no fine) vs legalize here under Sen plan

— Douglas Rivlin ?? (@douglasrivlin) April 14, 2013

The most interesting thing Rubio said today? That leaving for 10 years to get green card (under current law) is more generous than his plan.

— David Harrison (@d_harrison) April 14, 2013

Here’s the Meet the Press video (“cheaper, faster, easier” remarks start at 5:10):

Transcript:

Quite frankly, it’ll be cheaper, faster, and easier to leave and wait 10 years than it will be to go through this process that we’ve designed.

Twitterers are skeptical:

https://twitter.com/conncarroll/status/323431965304963072

@conncarroll I have my doubts. It's quite the proclamation

— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) April 14, 2013

@conncarroll @chucktodd It's ludicrous. Under Rubio's plan they get to spend the 10 years here, not back home.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 14, 2013

Bingo.