He has problems with the Dream Act, but believes that offspring of illegal immigrants are innocent in the current immigration war, so Sen. Marco Rubio is mulling legislation that would help those kids win citizenry but would not lead to a mass amnesty program.

Rubio has been meeting with immigration and conservative leaders to draw up an alternative for the broad Dream Act, which Democrats are expected to offer up in an election year ploy to win Hispanics. “Rubio has decided to tackle one of the thorniest issues in America today: what to do about people brought into this country illegally as youngsters,” said Mike Franc of the Heritage Foundation. “Call them the innocents in the illegal immigration wars.”