I had to read up on what the deal was with Cruz and the work permits.
It was a proposal added on to a bill that would have granted citizenship to illegals. So it was a compromise - don’t give them citizenship, but do give them work permits.
“It got no support from Democrats in Washington, but it goes further than many on the far right want to go by offering leniency to undocumented immigrants here already: A path to legal status, but not to citizenship. A green card with no right to naturalization.
Immigration-reform legislation from the Senate’s so-called Gang of Eight passed that chamber in June and includes a 13-year path to citizenship. Mr. Cruz pushed unsuccessfully for amendments that would have, among other things, eliminated the citizenship component....
He said he was against naturalization because it rewarded lawbreakers and was unfair to legal immigrants. It also perpetuates illegal crossings, he added.”
Which is what the Chamber of Commerce and big business is all about.....creating a permanent working underclass of citizens with no rights.
Then, after a few years, some judge will arbitrarily rule that if you lived in the US for X number of years on a work permit that you are automatically a citizen.
Cruz's proposal would be de-facto amnesty.
At least with Walker's proposal, forcing illegals to go through the naturalization process, we can weed out the criminals and keep only those who actually want to be US citizens.