Posted on 03/22/2016 4:52:32 PM PDT by dontreadthis
Plans pushed by GOP presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz under the immigration reform debate in 2013 that would have jumped the number of immigrants, including those from Muslim nations, were raised by the Trump campaign Tuesday.
Under the Cruz plan, yearly legal immigration would have gone from 740,000 to 1,675,000. He said his idea was to actually help kill the bill not boost the numbers.
"I was introducing a whole series of amendments, in part to demonstrate the hypocrisy of the Democrats. So, for example, the Democrats claimed they were supporting high-tech workers, so I introduced an amendment on that, every Democrat voted against it, which demonstrated that this was all a political endeavor for them, that what they were saying wasn't true," he told radio's Laura Ingraham.
Donald Trump's advisor Stephen Miller raised the issue on Fox Business, claiming the amendments would have "substantially increased" Muslim migration.
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“it did pass and died in the house due to cantor’s loss”
Absolutely correct. Cruz & Co.’s stalling techniques worked. Otherwise it would have been sent to the House earlier, voted on and passed and been signed by Obama.
Some of them might have given up their agenda and switched to K-sic. Anybody but Trump. Be on the alert for either or both to dive bomb or fly overhead dropping excrement.
No wonder Jeb endorsed Ted.
Cruz wanted all illegals, especially Hispanics, to have STATUS. That included work permits. We need them outta here. We had all best realize that Europe is in deep trouble with Muslims everywhere. Things have not changed since Isaac and Ishmael. Kick all Muslims out and no anchor babies. Being born here should not make a kid whose parents are both illegals a citizen.
In fact, Cruz was born in Canada when Canada did not recognize dual citizenship. His mother renounced her US citizenship. Both Cruz adults registered ib Canada to vote and did.
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