Unfortunately, tactics are not the only thing Rubio is borrowing from the Obama campaign.

The liberal news site Talking Points Memo reports that not only is Rubio trying to persuade wayward Republicans to support amnesty, but he is also trying to “kneecap the other side” by painting them as “extremists.” “One of immigration reform’s biggest advantages politically is that it draws financial and grassroots support from a wide array of business and activist causes, while there are few interests outside of the populist right bankrolling opposition to a bill. But just to be safe, conservatives are organizing a widespread campaign to discredit anti-immigration groups,” TPM reports.