Not saying that about anyone, that would not be Politically Correct
Cruz’s pathway to legalization:
1. Go home.
2. Apply for legal entry.
3. Enter legally if approved.
Cruz has NEVER supported legalization. He’s been the most vocal member of the Senate AGAINST legalization. His words about a pathway to legalization were part of a bit of kabuki theater intended to prove the point that the supporters of the Gang of 8 bill wanted CITIZENSHIP, and not legalization, although they were publicly claiming that the purpose of their bill was to provide a way to get people “out of the shadows” and get them to legal status. Cruz simply called their bluff. He submitted an amendment that would have removed the ability for those folks to get citizenship, but would have still allowed them to become legalized. The point of his amendment was not to actually implement such a plan - it was to show the lies of the Gang of 8 folks. If they TRULY wanted just legalization and not a path to citizenship, they could have voted for Cruz’s amendment, but they didn’t. Cruz knew this was the path they’d take, and so did Jeff Sessions. Even if the moderate backers of the Gang of 8 bill had supported and passed Cruz’s amendment, he knew that it would have then lost the DEMOCRAT support that it would need to pass. It’s called a poison pill amendment, and if it had worked (it didn’t because Cruz’s amendment didn’t pass and the final bill did), there’d be no doubt that the final bill’s defeat was due to Cruz’s handiwork.
You can disagree with Cruz’s strategy, but acting as if Ted Cruz is some kind of pro-illegal wacko is not going to work. Most conservatives know that he’s been one of our very best friends on this issue.