Why would a Hispanic who is here legally and played by the rules be in favor of others cheating the system?
It would not be unreasonable or unexpected for the ones here legally to feel some kind of fealty with those who want to be here legally. My heritage is Italian and I can tell you that at one time they were considered as much a threat to the “real America” as Latinos are now. There is a kindred spirit with those who share your background. I don’t think anyone has all the answers but the GOP needs to get creative and start showing off the great members of our party that have a Hispanic heritage before we lose 90%+ of that group too.
And we can’t put it all on Rubio either. If he becomes a single point of failure then the Rats will only have one person to destroy. We need a broader strategy.