Not true. Couric interviewed Cruz in June of 2015. She kept trying to pin him down on deportation and he kept telling her the FIRST thing that had to be done was secure the border.
Ted Cruz interviewed by Yahoo!'s Katie Couric - time 51:43 mins
Obama has said that our southern border is “secure”. How’s that any different from what Cruz has said?
Tell me where Ted has called for an impenetrable barrier of any type at the Mexican border? I don’t remember him calling for that a single time, much less making it a major plank of his campaign agenda. Maybe I’m wrong and you can correct me.
‘Secure the border’ is a weasel phrase that can mean anything a Washington politician wants it to mean.