On the issue of immigration - both legal and illegal - your confidence in Ted Cruz is wildly misplaced.
On multiple occasions, Cruz has stated he will not deport illegal immigrants who have not broken other USA laws.
Cruz submitted amendments to the Gang of Eight Amnesty that would increase “high tech” work visas by a factor of five, that would almost double the number of Green Cards issued each year, and that would expedite Green Cards for Mexicans and Chinese.
Cruz has never called for a reduction in LEGAL immigration, which now stands at 1.25 million per year, and 780,000 new citizens per year, who vote 80% for the Democrat Party.
Cruz has publicly stated he would have voted for the Gang of Eight Amnesty if border security was “certified” and there was “no path to citizenship.”
Both of those provisions are supported by every Amnesty RINO because they know border security will never be vigorously enforced, and because they know the “citizenship” issue is probably unconstitutional and would be absolutely untenable politically for the GOP in future elections.