Florida U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio yesterday publicly walked back his comments regarding counting undocumented immigrants in the census count.
As the Miami Herald's Beth Reinhard reports, the former House Speaker's comments have antagonized some Latino officials, like NALEO's leader, Arturo Vargas:
"Mister Rubio needs to read the U.S. Constitution because it says the census is an enumeration of all persons," said Arturo Vargas, executive director of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. "It doesn't mean all citizens. It doesn't mean all people who are white. It doesn't mean all voters. It means all people."
Rubio's comments come as the first National Tea Party Convention gets underway in Nashville. Rubio won't be present, but former Alaskan Governor and now Fox News commentator Sarah Palin will be (an actual listing of public speakers demonstrate no real bold face names, with the exception of former Colorado GOP Representative and former presidential candidate Tom Tancredo, best known for his zealous anti-immigration stance, and Judge Roy Moore of Alabama).
