Posted on 01/08/2016 4:32:22 PM PST by conservativejoy
In his latest unfounded attack on Ted Cruz, Donald Trump now accuses Ted Cruz of supporting amnesty for illegal aliens, as Trump himself did for many years.
Ted Cruz tried to derail Marco Rubio's "Gang of 8" amnesty bill by altering the "path to citizenship" to mere legalization status, not because he supported legalization for illegals, but rather because he wanted to make the bill unpalatable to Democrats.
Senator Jeff Sessions, who was the lead opponent of this legislation, supports this interpretation, saying Cruz was "with him every step of the way on fighting the amnesty bill". So agrees Mark Levin, Rush Limbaugh, and most leading conservative voices. So if if Donald Trump is right, all the leading voices of the conservative movement must be wrong. At a certain point you have to start wondering who is really a constitutional conservative, and who is not.
Trump also repeated the false claim that he's been calling for a border wall for five years. In fact, Ted Cruz was the one calling for it several years ago, not Donald Trump. And if you look back four years, Trump was criticizing Mitt Romney's self deportation plan for illegals, calling it "mean-spirited", and as recently as this past June was still calling for a path to citizenship for illegal aliens.
In fact, by saying that he will deport illegals but invite a lot of them back in, Trump still effectively supports legalization for millions of illegal aliens in the United States. Just listen to his own words:
"I think we should let them come back if they are very good people, let them come back legally, I want them to come back. I'm building a wall but I want immigrants to come in... and I want a lot of people to come in."
Donald Trump loses credibility when he claims Ted Cruz supports amnesty when he himself, for most of his adult life, has supported amnesty for illegal aliens. It shows he will say anything to get elected. It becomes particularly egregious when he accuses others of things that he himself is guilty of.
We need a true conservative to be elected President. That isn't Donald Trump.
This is fun!!
Meh
Letting ALL the people? No, you never read that.
Trump did years ago, Cruz did months ago.
Concurring bump...and you can hear the Koch brothers et al whining about their lack of influence.
Citizen Trump brings the sunlight and the disinfectant...
That’s what It looks like to me too. People think Trump is random and our of control. I think he’s exactly the opposite.
Got a reference for that?
“Cruz actually did have a pathway to citizenship in a poison pill amendment to RINIO/SCHUMER’s amnesty for illegal alien bill. It was tactical and it is forgiven.”<p.
Not true, Cruz offered legalization with no pathway to citizenship. That poison pill exposed that the Democrats were supporting amnesty, and nothing less.
Its no use, they do not want to know.
Oh, I bet you're gonna say but he's not gonna let the criminal criminals back in, right?
You know I'm not committed to Cruz or Trump in particular right now, but I still want to play the game the rest of you are.
“And for about 9 months, Cruz refused to take legalization off the table when directly asked, until Rubio put him on the spot.”
And then he did it with lawyer talk: “It is not my intention” or something like that.
Thanks. Disappointed in Trump. I’ve never heard Cruz say that he favored amnesty.
Well, I don't blame you.
He's been a lifelong progressive, but he's been "conservative" for seven months. He doesn't have one accomplishment for the cause of conservatism to point to, and he never talks about the Constitution, or liberty, or small government.
His flip-flops outnumber Romney's; he's caught in a lie or other statement that reveals his core progressivism about once a week.
But, yeah. He's trustworthy.
I swear, there really is one born every minute.
The Millenial’s Ross Perot.
Except he can say “You people” and get away with it...
Hillary sez, “Run, Donald Perot, run!”
I saw that thread before; misleading headline, and saw no comments about “all” bringing back in. Trump has said repeatedly that only the ones we want or need, the “excellent” ones, will be allowed in after a “process.”
It shields Trump also from the inevitable attacks in the general election, where little baby illegal aliens with PhDs will be crying about how evil Trump is.
I’m perfectly okay with this solution.
See post #38. Believe your own eyes and ears.
As Rush says you can always tell who they fear most.
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