Posted on 02/10/2016 4:56:10 PM PST by Elderberry
Sen. Cruz Files Additional Amendments to Immigration Legislation
Cruz 1324: Green Card (LPR) reform to modernize, streamline and expand legal immigration Provisions of his amendment include:
Doubling the overall worldwide green card caps from 675,000 visas per year to 1.35 million per year (not including refugees and asylees):
Employment-based green cards: Consolidates the 5 existing employment-based visas into a single high-skilled employment-based visa.
Family-based green cards: Creates a single family-based visa category that treats all immigrant families equally by redefining "immediate relatives" as "spouses, minor children, and parents of citizens or LPRs."
Treating immigrants from all countries equally by eliminating the diversity visa program and the per-country visa caps: Currently, immigrants of identical skill may experience drastically different wait times and burdens based merely on their country of origin. Not only is this inequitable, it hurts our ability to attract the best and brightest.
Reducing bureaucracy: Creates a user-friendly online portal where visa applicants can apply and obtain updates on their application.
Cruz 1325: Increase high-skilled temporary worker visas (H-1B visas) five-fold
This amendment would improve our nationâs legal immigration system by increasing the H-1B cap from 65,000 to 325,000. It would also help America retain the people it educates by authorizing dual-intent student visas and address the need for high-skilled labor by creating a block grant to promote domestic high-skilled workers.
Cruz 1326: Combines Cruz 1324 and Cruz 1325. Implements Green Card reform to streamline and expand legal immigration and increases high-skilled temporary worker visas five fold.
I’m near Orlando and there’s a TON of Cruz supporters here!
Cruz 1320: Create border security triggers that can be measured objectively by Congress and provide the resources and capabilities necessary to secure the border
Cruz 1321: Prohibit federal, state, or local entitlement benefits for those here illegally
Cruz 1322: Ensure that illegal immigrants who are given legal status under this bill are not given a path to citizenship
Cruz 1323: Combines Cruz 1322 and Cruz 1321. Provides that those who are granted legal status under the bill are ineligible for welfare and for citizenship
Cruz 1324: Green Card (LPR) reform to modernize, streamline and expand legal immigration
Cruz 1325: Increase high-skilled temporary worker visas (H-1B visas) five-fold
Cruz 1326: Combines Cruz 1324 and Cruz 1325. Implements Green Card reform to streamline and expand legal immigration and increases high-skilled temporary worker visas five fold.
"You say we are against all immigrants - okay here you go, we can improve and increase legal immigration. All you have to do in return is agree that the illegals cannot become citizens, and that the security measures (enforcement, border wall, increase border patrol) have to be in effect and proven to be effective before anything else happens."
They knew that they would never agree to the amendments, and they knew that the House would never agree to the bill without something like that in there once it had been proposed.
But you don't have to believe me or Cruz - both Lee and Sessions have publicly stated that Cruz was working with them hand in glove on killing that bill. So many Trump supporters praise Sessions on immigration issues - so you think he is going to lie about that to help Cruz?
Of course, now the accusation about being against ALL immigration is true, at least for the Trump supporters.
Great! Nice to know you neighbor! I myself, live in Jax! CRUZ 2016!!!
Thought Trump was ahead in both Florida and Texas?
Supposedly Trump is going to win Florida because he has a 2nd home there and Trump LOVES the state of Florida, he has for years, and he will win Texas because he has a lot of support in Texas since he announced he was running.
Cruz is once again mimicking Trump, spent less, yada yada. This guy canât do anything on his own, steals every idea and oh yeah, votes.
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Half of Trumps website are the 3rd grade versions of policies articulated when Trump was pro amnesty and pro abortion sonny.
Cruz only ran one ad in NH. He only spent 27 days in NH, less than any other candidate. NH was never going to be a win for him, they like NE liberals like Trump and Kasich. The numbers have been verified by outside sources... And yes, he spent less than Trump.
He may be ahead in Central/South FL but he is not in NE and NW FL. Lots of Cruz supporters here and that is why Gov. Scott beat Crist the last time around. But if Cruz doesnt win the nom, I will vote for the Don - (hesitantly). :)
Cruz is leading in Texas, and has the home field advantage - he already knows the electorate and has all his records and contacts from his Senate run. His ground game there will be unmatched. He will also have Perry out campaigning for him as well as lots of state and local representatives.
Sweet shares Jeb Bush's contention that Trump is vulnerable on issues like eminent domain, having "played the corrupt crony capitalist game to advance his business interests," giving to Democrats and Republicans alike... and giving more money to the Clinton Foundation than to veterans' groups historically. Trump is also vulnerable on the abortion issue, where he is "pro choice in every respect, including late-term and partial-birth abortion" procedures.And Trump's health care plan? "Obamacare on steroids," Sweet said.
On immigration, meanwhile, "Turnstile Trump" favors "touchback amnesty," allowing deportees back into the country after they are removed.
Louisiana early voting for the primaries is on the 20th of this month. That is 10 days away.
Texas early voting starts 2/16
This Floridian will be voting for Cruz.
Can you point me to anyone here on FR who actually “crowed” that Cruz would win New Hampshire. I remember declaring repeatedly that Cruz would clobber Trump in IOWA despite the last 13 polls at RCP all saying Trump would win Iowa. But even I knew New Hampshire was one of the most liberal states in the country.
I question your sanity.
I don’t see any sums of money in your post. How much does it cost to drive a bus from one town to another?
As do most reasonable people...probably an accounting trick of some kind.
Cruz will outperform the polls in Texas. And Texas has more delegates than any of the other early states.
That 757 and “YUUUUGE” crowds worked a treat in Iowa didn’t they?
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