<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Marco Rubio officially announced his Presidential bid on April 13<span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">th ;</span></span><span class="s1">at a rally in Miami, just one day after Hillary Clinton announced the same. Born and raised in Miami just blocks away from where Jeb Bush grew up, this first-generation Cuban-American is planning a campaign aimed to bring back the &#8220;American Dream&#8221; and hopes to attract Hispanic votes to the GOP.</span><span class="s1"></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s1">Rubio is now the third republican senator vying for candidacy following Rand Paul and fellow Cuban-American Ted Cruz. New to the national political scene, 43-year-old Rubio has served in the senate for just 5 years and is a contrast to the normal republican stereotype. But he&#8217;s attracting a lot of attention and already being compared to Kennedy, who was 43 when elected.  ;</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s1">The energetic and passionate Rubio may be the perfect candidate to run against Hillary Clinton. His description of Clinton as a &#8220;relic of the past&#8221; is receiving some criticism, but his ideas and behavior provide a stark, positive contrast that will attract young voters. Rubio is leaping to the challenge of international affairs with the same attitude with which Kennedy attacked communism.</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s1">The GOP has previously struggled to win Latino votes and many think Rubio can change that. A recent poll, however, shows that Hispanic voters don&#8217;t agree with Rubio&#8217;s negative opinions regarding Obamacare, the Obama administration&#8217;s failures in the Middle East, and the idea of granting amnesty to illegal immigrants.</span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s1">Back in 2013, Rubio supported a bill on immigration reform but later changed his mind, realizing it would push conservatives away. Others worry that Rubio may be too sympathetic towards immigrants due to his background; however, he has made it very clear that he doesn&#8217;t agree with Obama&#8217;s ideas to redefine our relationship with communist Cuba. ; Ted Cruz agrees and doesn&#8217;t like the fact that the President is willing to &#8220;cave to a communist dictator in our own hemisphere</span><span class="s3"><i>.&#8221;</i></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s1">Supporters believe that Rubio will win votes with his inspiring story. Born of working class parents who escaped from Cuba to Florida, Rubio is the perfect example of the &#8220;American Dream,&#8221; a goal that has become unattainable for many of today&#8217;s citizens. Rubio is thankful that the US has given his parents a second chance and wants to repay that debt by becoming the President who leads America out of the past and into the future.</span></p>