Marco Rubio heckled by conservatives

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Marco Rubio heckled by conservatives over immigration push

ORLANDO, Fla. – A small but loud group booed and heckled Florida Sen. Marco Rubio while he tried to give a speech at a conservative conference here Friday, a sign that his support for a bipartisan immigration bill has hurt him within some elements of the Republican Party.

“No Amnesty!” several people shouted when Rubio walked to the lectern at the Defending the American Dream Summit, an annual gathering of Republicans and conservatives organized by the advocacy group Americans for Prosperity.

Rubio was elected to the Senate in 2010 with support from the tea party, but he has been the target of fury on the right since he joined Democrats in championing an immigration bill that includes a pathway to citizenship for immigrants living in the country illegally. Rubio is considered a possible Republican presidential contender, but his work on the immigration bill has hurt his image with some conservative voters within the party.

The heckling at the conference subsided after he began to speak, but some in the audience continued to shout throughout the address and booed him when he finished. Despite the rough reception from some, Rubio did receive applause from most of the audience of about 1,500, who offered him several standing ovations.

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