I know how Washington works. I'm just trying to find a Cruz supporter who can describe exactly what Cruz did during the Gang-of-Eight debate that amounted to a poison pill.
Can you tell me what Cruz amendment(s) amounted to a poison pill for the Gang-of-Eight amnesty bill?
I would normally be delighted to explain, but I have an early day tomorrow.
Why don't you start a vanity thread posing that question? It would be of help to others as well.
I can! As you may remember the Gang of 8 kept trying to peddle the idea that the bill was really about immigration reform and border security, not about creating more Democratic voters. But because we COULDN'T be racist toward those poor illegals, there had to be a way to bring them out of the shadows right??? And of course, we needed to keep bringing in 'skilled' workers, right? (wink,wink). And not only were they successful in persuading the Senate, they also had a majority of the House ready to go along.
So Ted decides to call their bluff and show their true intentions. Okay, you say you want border security? Here is an amendment that requires that the border security measures be completed BEFORE anything else happens. You say you need 'skilled' immigrants? Here is an amendment that gives you more visas for skilled immigrants, in exchange for stopping the influx of low-skilled illegals. You say you are not trying to legalize the illegals just to get new voters for the Dems? Here is an amendment that will allow legal status for illegals, but will never allow them to become citizens.
Of course, Ted knew they would never pass those amendments, because it would completely undo what they really wanted - more low cost labor for business and more voters for the Dems. And once they voted down the amendments, Cruz, Session and others were able to take that to the House and help convince enough conservatives to kill the bill there.
In case your link to google is busted, I *easily* found a whole bunch of web pages explaining it in varying levels of detail, simply by googling "Cruz Poison-Pill Amendment"...
I'm including just one of the many links below. But the only thing between you and googling it for yourself is "air & opportunity". Don't just take my word for it; go see for yourself.
Did Ted Cruz Actually Support Legal Status for Undocumented Immigrants?