
MIAMI — At a boutique hotel in Miami's upscale Coral Gables neighborhood, members of a Republican women's group smile and gush as Senate candidate Marco Rubio enters the room. A Spanish-language television reporter approaches with a microphone.
What is his stance on the Arizona immigration law? Does he favor amnesty for undocumented immigrants?
"I don't support amnesty," Rubio says. "I support a legal immigration system."
A Cuban-American lawyer and former state House speaker, the 39-year-old Rubio has captured the attention of national Republicans hoping to attract Hispanic voters, a majority of whom voted for President Barack Obama in 2008.
But it's among Hispanic voters that some of Rubio's conservative positions could prove divisive.