Posted on 11/30/2015 11:55:21 PM PST by Helicondelta
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz declined to close the door to a potential pathway to legal status for the 11 million people in the U.S. illegally Friday, saying he wouldn’t elaborate on his plans for them until after the border is secure.
Seeking to carve out a space between real estate mogul Donald Trump, who is calling for the forcible deportation of those in the U.S. illegally, and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who co-authored the Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform bill that included a pathway to citizenship, Cruz would not explicitly rule out a pathway to legal status for the undocumented.
(Excerpt) Read more at time.com ...
This is mostly imaginary, based on what he didn’t say. I’ll pass on that.
Trump has spoken up as to what he wants to do.
Cruz appears to be straddling the fence in typical political fashion.
Come on Cruz... clearly state, where do you stand on ILLEGAL amnesty?
Cruz has been saying this for awhile. This Time magazine article is only one example out of many.
30-40 million!
AMNESTY. Cruz still playing games with this question when it is obvious he will give amnesty. He won’t say it because he knows he’d get pillared.
We only assume it’s 11 million. Logic says it’s likely many more. I think it’s at least 5 million in California alone.
What statement was given that made that obvious to you?
Ted, come out and say it one way or the other.
Just today I read where he said Trump was going to fail...The sCruz are coming loose now. Guess what Ted? You’re fired!
Cruz appears to be straddling the fence in typical political fashion.He's not straddling any fences, he's a fraud.Come on Cruz... clearly state, where do you stand on ILLEGAL amnesty?
He has to do what his crony capitalist donors tell him to do.
Cruz is as much a RINO/liberal as the rest of DC...They're all Koch addicts.
To the headline I can only say, “Really? Which 11 million would that be? The first 11 million? The second 11 million? The third 11 million? The fourth...
Even Trump has a plan that lets current illegals become citizens.
No candidate does not have some path to citizenship for illegals.
Good thing it is the middle of the night, or the laughter here would be deafening. Have a habit of making incredibly stupid statements like this?
Thanks for draining the last drop of credibility you had left.
I suspect he would try to get them to self-deport by cutting off benefits.
If he ever decides to do what this article claims, I’m out. Give it to Trump and let the cards fall where they may.
If Cruz does this, he’s off my list. He purports to uphold the Constitution, and now proposes violating the Rule of Law by granting amnesty to ILLEGAL aliens?
unless there’s a video tape of Cruz saying this I call it bs. The media lies about Conservatives. That is all.
Trump has spent years courting Hillary and other Dems "I mean, I've contributed to Schumer, I contribute - I've known Schumer for many, many years. And I have a good relationship with him. The fact is, that I think it is time maybe that we all do get along," he told Hannity..."
Be sure to read the very short article in full before jumping to conclusions.
http://time.com/4123317/ted-cruz-immigration-reform-amnesty/
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