Posted on 01/08/2016 4:32:22 PM PST by conservativejoy
In his latest unfounded attack on Ted Cruz, Donald Trump now accuses Ted Cruz of supporting amnesty for illegal aliens, as Trump himself did for many years.
Ted Cruz tried to derail Marco Rubio's "Gang of 8" amnesty bill by altering the "path to citizenship" to mere legalization status, not because he supported legalization for illegals, but rather because he wanted to make the bill unpalatable to Democrats.
Senator Jeff Sessions, who was the lead opponent of this legislation, supports this interpretation, saying Cruz was "with him every step of the way on fighting the amnesty bill". So agrees Mark Levin, Rush Limbaugh, and most leading conservative voices. So if if Donald Trump is right, all the leading voices of the conservative movement must be wrong. At a certain point you have to start wondering who is really a constitutional conservative, and who is not.
Trump also repeated the false claim that he's been calling for a border wall for five years. In fact, Ted Cruz was the one calling for it several years ago, not Donald Trump. And if you look back four years, Trump was criticizing Mitt Romney's self deportation plan for illegals, calling it "mean-spirited", and as recently as this past June was still calling for a path to citizenship for illegal aliens.
In fact, by saying that he will deport illegals but invite a lot of them back in, Trump still effectively supports legalization for millions of illegal aliens in the United States. Just listen to his own words:
"I think we should let them come back if they are very good people, let them come back legally, I want them to come back. I'm building a wall but I want immigrants to come in... and I want a lot of people to come in."
Donald Trump loses credibility when he claims Ted Cruz supports amnesty when he himself, for most of his adult life, has supported amnesty for illegal aliens. It shows he will say anything to get elected. It becomes particularly egregious when he accuses others of things that he himself is guilty of.
We need a true conservative to be elected President. That isn't Donald Trump.
Eddie doing his best to prop up Team Cruz’s immigration lies. Hopefully with more and more of Cruz’s lies coming out, people will take an honest look at Teddy’s record instead of taking scumbags like Straker at face value.
The candidate of continued cultural degeneracy.
Used to? I don’t trust any of these candidates and on this issue.
Cruz actually did have a pathway to citizenship in a poison pill amendment to RINIO/SCHUMER’s amnesty for illegal alien bill. It was tactical and it is forgiven.
Up until Trump got in the race, Cruz was for legalization of illegals in the country. Mentioned in videos, interviews, but it really takes a terrible person to remind Cruz supporters.
Can you please post the money quote where Trump clearly says what the headline says he says.
I trust Cruz because I have followed his career since his Senate run.
And for about 9 months, Cruz refused to take legalization off the table when directly asked, until Rubio put him on the spot.
If you go to the link, there are numerous links in the article. The first is the one you asked for, but there are several other you may be interested in.
As opposed to touch back amnesty that Trump supports? Cruz has never been for citizenship for illegals, EVER.
Because there is no "money quote." All you're going to get from the Cruzoids is a gun that shoots the word "BANG!" when you pull the trigger.
Trump is systematically insulating Cruise from attacks. He merely tapped on cruises shoulder, no kill shot. Given how quickly cruise produced his mother’s Birth certificate, there had to be some collusion. I honestly believe Trump is taking on the next issue that could torpedo cruise. Trump wants cruise as VP. Trump Cruise 2016
Citizinship is not the same thing as legalization. W e’ve been through this debate so many times that your misdirection must be intentional. That’s how Cruz’s more nasty supporters decieve people.
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Wednesday accused rival Ted Cruz of supporting "amnesty" as tensions between the leading GOP candidates escalate. "Ted was in favor of amnesty," Trump said on CNN's "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer," responding to the Texas senator's claim that he's tougher on immigration.
See post 16 for your “money quote”. There is also video. The interview was with Wolf Blitzer.
For those interested in truth, the author has many supporting links in the text of his article at the link.
I trust Trump more than they others. Except for Senator Sessions, it seems that no one gets to the US Senate or a Governor election unless they've been compromised on this issue.
For those who actually want documented evidence of Cruz’s immigration lies, see here http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3372213/posts
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