I listen to Rush every day and I know he likes Cruz but will not endorse him until he wins the primary. Rush and Levin are certainly stoking the fire for him but he did not stop the Amnesty bill. He did speak out publicly for the House to stop it, but the House alone stopped it.
If anyone thinks the defeat of Eric Cantor didn't put the kibosh on amnesty then they are immature thinkers because if he hadn't Boehner would have rammed through the amnesty bill in the lame duck session just like he did the funding of the residents spending spree.
The Gang of 8 bill was defeated in June of 2013. Cantor left office in August of 2014.
Someday I hope to see a Medal of Freedom for Mr. Brat.