Hewitt questioned Rubio specifically about the bill’s lack of any provision mandating the construction of more border fencing. “If an amendment is brought forward mandating construction of a double sided fence over a specified length, and I think it ought to be at least half the border, a thousand miles or so, would you support such an amendment, Senator Rubio, that mandates it?”
“I’m fine with that,” Rubio said. “I personally, and I’ve consistently said this, I personally believe that double fencing is a very effective, not 100 percent, but a very, we’ve seen it be effective in the San Diego area and the Tijuana area, for example. So I personally am supportive of that. Others have different views about what would be more effective.”
Rubio’s “I’m fine with that” certainly suggests he would support a mandate for more fencing, but it also seemed a bit passive — that Rubio would not oppose such a measure if someone else pushed it. At another point in the program, Hewitt asked the question again. “Senator, just going back to what we covered, if an amendment comes forward that mandates construction of a double sided fence over, say, a thousand miles…would you vote for that amendment?”
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