Marco Rubio is pushing immigration reform hard today, appearing on not one, not two, but seven talk shows today to build the case for it, reports Politico. Immigrants "will have to come forward and pass a rigorous background check," he said in making the case to conservatives. "If they’re criminals they won’t qualify. If they pass, they will be given an opportunity to pay an application fee and a fine and be given a guest worker permit allowing them to stay in the US, work, travel, and pay taxes.” Rubio contends the status quo is "horrible for America," and says the Gang of Eight's plan "is not a special path" and in fact enforces "consequences" for violators. Elsewhere in Rubioland: