Same here, but it's awfully scummy. It's like finding out that Ted likes tentacle porn. Whereas I was willing to crawl over broken glass to vote for him now I'm shuffling and saying "Oh well" at the prospect. It's such a douchebag position to have - and the sad part is that they ALL have it.
All Cruz's amendment to the 2013 Gang of Eight bill proposed was increasing the cap on H1B visas, not mandating that number. Despite the arguments of protectionists, there is a shortage of STEM workers, a problem we as a society created. Cruz's amendment provided greater funding for domestic STEM education. In the short term, immigration is the only solution, other than offshoring.