I have never said that if someone is here illegally they should stay, and neither has Cruz. What we are looking for is an estimated 12 million people among nearly 400 million people, where the large majority of them are entitled to the protections of the constitution.
Are you willing to give up your constitutional rights, to get rid of an illegal alien. One that will either commit a crime like parking violations, robbery, shoplifting, gang violence or other crimes which usually predate escalation to rape and murder.
Cruz is saying if we arrest illegals for any reason, they get deported not released. The illegal that killed Kate Steinle was arrested and released on multiple lesser offences.
Have fun playing MayPole by yourself.