A power grab for the dems because of its citizenship requirement. Not because Cruz opposed granting legal status to illegals nor expanding H1Bs. It's clear what Cruz was doing was trying to make a bill that could pass. He was not trying to nuke the entire thing. He was trying to find a compromise.
Cruz would also have had to fool and deceive many many smart people!
But then Cruz was publicly stating, "I want immigration reform to pass." Opposing Sessions on green cards and H1B was a way to try to get that bill to pass.
No, it's not. As I have repeatedly noted, Senator Schumer, who was the main Democrat in the Gang of Eight, said openly that there's not deal without citizenship for illegals. So Senator Cruz introduced an amendment to kill that very provision. What about that don't you understand?
"Immigration reform" means different things to different people. I do think the system needs reform -- but my idea of reform is not like the Gang of Eight's idea of reform.