“By advocating the end of ... DREAMer amnesty, Cruz was de facto arguing that they be deported.”
That’s my point. It was a de facto support for deportation, not an explicit support for deportation. And while he said that a President must enforce existing law, he supported other attempts to change existing law as it pertained to illegal immigration and deportations.
It’s true that he opposed the Dream Act, but he supported a version of the Gang of 8 bill, that would have allowed for a process of legalization after border enforcement. His stance seems to be an acceptance of the Democrat meme, that large scale deportation of illegals hasn’t worked, because it’s impractical and therefore, the law needs to be changed to catch up with that reality.
That is different from Trump’s position since he started campaigning, which is support for deportation of all illegals in deed, not just in name. He has argued for that position as a matter of policy, not just as an obligation to follow the law. Trump has argued that deportation is the RIGHT policy. Cruz has said he will enforce the law but doesn’t appear to agrees with the law and has in fact, made attempts to change it.
Thanks for the discussion. It’s been enjoyable.
Cruz’s only attempt to change the law to rule out deportation was... never. He’s never suggested an amendment or bill that would rule out deportation. As to how he “supported” the Gang of 8 bill that allowed for legalization, please see any of the previous postings explaining his statements and amendments.
Thank you as well for a civil, rational exchange of ideas. It has been refreshing.