Marco Rubio’s immigration game plan

So how does Rubio plan to get new amendments added to the bill to make it appear as though it is tougher than it really is?

His office has drafted a list of problems with the bill, as well as ideas for possible amendments to address those problems. You can read the full list below. Sources on Capitol Hill tell The Washington Examiner that Rubio is not expected to introduce amendments on all, or even many, of the issues on the list.

Instead, Rubio’s staff is meeting with other Republican offices and using the list as a sort of menu of options uncommitted Senators could choose from to get some buy-in before final passage. Say, for example, Sen.Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, wants to vote for the bill but needs to have a conservative sounding amendment with his name on it adopted on the floor so he can tell his constituents he made the deal more conservative. Well an amendment that gave ICE more resources to “go after visa overstays,” might do the trick.