Marco Rubio in GOP Debate in Miami

On Homeland Security: Plenty of crescent moons in Arlington National Cemetery

TRUMP: I mean a lot of them. There's tremendous hatred. And I will stick with exactly what I said.

Q: Senator Rubio, your supporter, Republican Senator Jeff Flake said in response to that comment, "Republicans are better than this." Do you agree?

RUBIO: I know that a lot of people find appeal in the things Donald says because he says what people wish they could say. The problem is, presidents can't just say anything they want. It has consequences, here and around the world. I can also tell you if you go to Arlington National Cemetery, you're going to see crescent moons there. If you go anywhere in the world you're going see American men and women serving us in uniform that are Muslims. Anyone who is willing to die for this country is someone that loves America. No matter what their religious background may be.

On Immigration: My parents immigrated on family connections; but stop that

RUBIO: When you talk about the millions of green cards that are coming in, those aren't actually workers at all. They are just coming in primarily based on family connection. And let me tell you, when my parents came in 1956, I acknowledge that my parents came to the U.S. on a family-based system. The problem is nothing looks like it did 60 years ago. But today in the 21st Century, 60 years later, finding jobs when you don't have skills is very difficult. We need to move to a merit- based system of immigration, not just on H-1B, particularly on green cards. The primary criteria for bringing someone from abroad in the 21st Century should be, what skills do you have? What business are you going to open? What investment are you going to make? What job are you going to be able to do when you arrive?