7. He is against free markets, wishing to continue the failed Cuban embargo.
As one of very few Cuban-Americans in Congress, Rubio is quite unique. However, in late 2014 and early 2015, as President Obama expressed a desire to end this Cold War policy, Rubio took the side of fear-mongering and isolationism over that of hope and free trade. Despite hundreds of years of history showing that free exchange of ideas and goods has liberated the poorest in unfortunate countries, Rubio chooses instead to cling to past notions of what is necessary.
