Putting words in his mouth?
No. He is supposed to be running for the presidency, not exalting one group over the whole. I mean, of all the lethal issues we have to contend with in this country; we are on the verge of losing our country, and all he can find to comment on is waste of time statements like this. However, that comment is revealing about what he thinks; he is laying the ground work for something, which will probably be amnesty if he gets in. I once liked Cruz, but not that much any more since he came out for as much or more legal immigration. And he is not dumb; he knows the Constitution and he knows he is not eligible to run for president. That will be used against him later on.