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Posted on 04/23/2013 7:04:46 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
On Monday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said that including a "path to citizenship" for illegal immigrants in any comprehensive immigration bill would jeopardize the likelihood of the legislation passing. “I think if instead the bill includes elements that are deeply divisive--and I would note that I don’t think there is any issue in this entire debate that is more divisive than a path to citizenship for those who are here illegally--in my view, any bill that insists upon that jeopardizes the likelihood of passing any immigration reform bill,” Cruz said at the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing, according to CNS News. The conservative senator from Texas said Americans should "all be champions of legal immigrants making the system work" and celebrate legal immigrants. He said the bill should focus on improving legal immigration instead of giving a pathway to citizenship to illegal immigrants. The Gang of Eight's proposed immigration bill includes an eventual path to citizenship for the country's current illegal immigrants. Sens. John McCain (R-AZ), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) are Republicans that make up the Gang of Eight, along with Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Bob Menendez (D-NJ). Cruz said he hoped the "reform legislation will not be held hostage to an issue that is deeply, deeply divisive, namely a pathway to citizenship." He said it was his hope that Congress could pass a bipartisan bill addressing areas of common agreement like "securing the border, improving legal immigration, improving agricultural workers to ensure that we have workers who are here out of the shadows, able to work legally." "In my view, that’s how we get something done--we focus on areas of agreement, not on areas of disagreement, and
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This is what you call conservative Leadership!
Ted Cruz: No pathway to citizenship in any Immigration Reform bill!
This shows Rubio and Rand Paul to be the frauds they are in terms of Tea-Party and conservative principles!
This is a man not caving on the Important issue of the day!
This is how it is done!
We know they'll only enforce the parts that result in more Democrat voters.
Not sure where the paragraphs went; added them back in.
On Monday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said that including a “path to citizenship” for illegal immigrants in any comprehensive immigration bill would jeopardize the likelihood of the legislation passing.
“I think if instead the bill includes elements that are deeply divisive—and I would note that I don’t think there is any issue in this entire debate that is more divisive than a path to citizenship for those who are here illegally—in my view, any bill that insists upon that jeopardizes the likelihood of passing any immigration reform bill,” Cruz said at the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing, according to CNS News.
The conservative senator from Texas said Americans should “all be champions of legal immigrants making the system work” and celebrate legal immigrants. He said the bill should focus on improving legal immigration instead of giving a pathway to citizenship to illegal immigrants.
The Gang of Eight’s proposed immigration bill includes an eventual path to citizenship for the country’s current illegal immigrants. Sens. John McCain (R-AZ), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) are Republicans that make up the Gang of Eight, along with Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Bob Menendez (D-NJ).
Cruz said he hoped the “reform legislation will not be held hostage to an issue that is deeply, deeply divisive, namely a pathway to citizenship.” He said it was his hope that Congress could pass a bipartisan bill addressing areas of common agreement like “securing the border, improving legal immigration, improving agricultural workers to ensure that we have workers who are here out of the shadows, able to work legally.”
“In my view, that’s how we get something done—we focus on areas of agreement, not on areas of disagreement, and
Cruz said he hoped the “reform legislation will not be held hostage to an issue that is deeply, deeply divisive, namely a pathway to citizenship.” He said it was his hope that Congress could pass a bipartisan bill addressing areas of common agreement like “securing the border, improving legal immigration, improving agricultural workers to ensure that we have workers who are here out of the shadows, able to work legally.”
Of course without a path to citizenship there would be little reason for the democrats to get behind this abomination.
I am waiting to see somebody INSIST that any bill that purports to bring illegal aliens “out of the shadows” MUST have a voter ID provision. I have no idea how Democrat states could be forced to comply, but something has to be done.
I like the cut of Cruz’s cloth. Texas picked a good ‘un.
Anything that indicates that entering,or remaining in,the US in violation of Federal law is anything less than a serious felony is a danger to the nation.
This bill is such a joke, how depressing that 4 pubbies are standing for a bill that Chuck Schumer loves.
Excellent! I'm very proud to have given Ted Cruz my vote for US Senator!
We’re pretty proud of’em.
->>NO IMMMIGATION BILL OF ANY KIND!
YES, a perfect slogan.
Yes, these two have stepped in it. Rubio can't talk his way of this mess unless he says I am wrong-don't see that happening.
Right....reading between the lines Cruz knows that the bill is dead without the “pathway” so if they can strip it out nothing passes.
It would be a GRAVE MISTAKE for a number of reasons to put any foreign national currently residing here without permission of the US government (aka: “illegal alien”), to have the right to vote, no matter sooner or later after he is given whatever legal status that Congress passes.
Did I also mention that these people SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED TO VOTE?
I heard Rubio for about 60 seconds tonight and had to turn him off! You can’t polish a T$&&! Go away Rubio!
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