Marco Rubio a GOP prospect for 2016?

As immigration reform is evolving in Washington, I am not surprised by the GOP's attempt to thrust relatively new faces in Congress into the limelight. Senator Marco Rubio is becoming an increasingly important representative for the GOP. "Wednesday, it was announced the 41-year-old Cuban-American Rubio would rebut Mr. Obama's State of the Union speech next week - in English and in Spanish. " (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57568216/rubio-there-is-only-one-savior-and-its-not-me/ ). I thought this is an important step forward, because it will raise questions about how we will begin to recognize the second most spoken language in the U.S. I am curious how it will continue to develop over the long term with the changing demographics of the United States, but also how it will evolve over this immigration debate. I am beginning to believe that this can become a political tool for either the Democrats or Republicans during the debate to gain momentum in 2014 and further in 2016. 

Beginning to look further, Marco Rubio could be a Candidate for the Republicans in 2016, especially as he begins to spend his political capital on immigration reform. Although, the election in 2016 is dependent on how these next four years change. If Immigration Reform is dealt with in Washington quicker than anticipated, it will provide more time for other issues. This requires me to look into Senator Rubio's actions in Washington. I find that he is influenced by what should be his private belief: religion.  I believe that religion is supposed to be viewed as completely separate and absent from the legislative process in the United States. I think this barrier will be a difficult hurdle to jump over for more moderate voters in the United States as he is campaigning in 2015. I think this is mainly applicable when viewing Abortion and Gay Marriage policy. Also, if Senator Rubio works against the Afghanistan timeline he can lose potential voters that would otherwise vote the party line. I would argue that the secrets of war and war itself is becoming very unpopular in the United States, and this will be continued to be questioned when approaching the end of the timeline. Senator Rubio has a few hurdles to jump over for more moderate voters to begin to pay attention to a Rubio 16' bid.

Immigration policy is not the only policy matter in the news currently, gun policy is being again questioned in the United States. Senator Rubio will indefinitely be a public figure for the GOP when it comes to gun policy in the coming months.