>>Ted Cruz does not support work permits. See Post #315. Nowhere in his proposed amendments (all were rejected) was there any provision for work permits for illegals.<<
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Work permits and green cards are NOT the same thing.
This is where I got the work permit stance (from originally linked article):
“The amendment that I introduced removed the path to citizenship, but it did not change the underlying work permit from the Gang of Eight,” he said during a recent visit to El Paso.
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You’re right. Sen Cruz does NOT want legal status for illegals. He also proposed an amendment to cut off welfare benefits for those staying here to work. The Dims, of course, rejected that, too.
Dig deeper. Not changing legislation is not the same as supporting it.
Leaving work permits unchanged renders the issue moot because work permits are impossible to issue without a legal basis to support issuance. Ted’s amendments against any pathway to citizenship negate any legal work permit. Here’s how:
RPI = Rigistered Provisional Immigrant
RPI necessary for work permit.
RPI allows application for Green Card.
Green Card allows application for citizenship.
All the above is settled law.
No citizenship pathway ..> No Green Card ..> No RPI ..> No work permit.
Call his office and get them to write you a letter to explain.