[9YearLurker]

Keeping and legalizing illegals here—as Cruz advocates—will lead to their receiving medical benefits from hospitals and doctors, with Americans footing the bill, whether or not they officially participate in Obamacare.

How are the legals going to live here? They do so by two means: 1) working in jobs that Americans should be holding, and 2) via welfare payments.

[SoConPubbie]

will lead to their receiving medical benefits from hospitals and doctors, with Americans footing the bill, whether or not they officially participate in Obamacare.

His amendment was not about Obamacare. It was about "means-tested benefits, Federal, State and Local".

Nice try at trying to marginalize what he was proposing though!