[Jane Long]

What she finds objectionable about Cruz on illegal immigration is that he is for amnesty for illegals--giving them green cards but not citizenship.

How is giving them green cards, without citizenship, amnesty?

I pretty much agree with most everything Sen Cruz said in your excerpt.

We need workers, let them have green cards, but don't make them dependent citizens....like they are NOW. Lift the numbers, per country, so we can fill quotas as needed, not by nationality...as an example.

[Dagnabitt]

How is giving them green cards, without citizenship, amnesty?

Giving green cards, means they get to stay (forever). That's the definition of Amnesty.

What better way to encourage more illegal immigration than to reward the current batch of invaders? Twenty years later the next illegal batch former-Senator Cruz (Hispanic Texas won't be reelecting Republicans) will want to amnesty will be even larger.

[bramps]

We need workers
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I didn’t know we were at 100% employment. And the jobs they get pay next to nothing. So where do you think the rest of the money they live on comes from? ( got a mirror)?

[kabar]

How is giving them green cards, without citizenship, amnesty?

If you legalize their status and allow them to stay and work here, it is amnesty. Citizenship is just the cherry on top. Why would you reward lawbreakers with the object of their crime? What about the Rule of Law? Is the message get here any way you can and you will be allowed to stay?

When you reward something, you get more of it.

We need workers, let them have green cards, but don't make them dependent citizens....like they are NOW. Lift the numbers, per country, so we can fill quotas as needed, not by nationality...as an example.

Nonsense. We have 21 million Americans unemployed our underemployed. We bring in 1.2 million PERMANENT LEGAL IMMIGRANTS AS WELL AS 670,000 GUEST WORKERS ANNUALLY. We have too many workers and not enough jobs.