Very simple question. From the article that you are basing your comments about Cruz, can you copy and paste a DIRECT QUOTE from him that says the words THAT YOU ARE PUTTING IN QUOTES? The words YOU PUT IN QUOTES are the interpretation of the writer. They are not Ted Cruz’s words.
Here’s what you printed:
“Sen. Ted Cruz is dead set against any path to legalization for undocumented immigrants, unless it sends them on a detour back to their native countries, he told talk show host Sean Hannity in an interview on Monday.”
Here’s how it is written in the article:
Sen. Ted Cruz is dead set against any path to legalization for undocumented immigrants, unless it sends them on a detour back to their native countries, he told talk show host Sean Hannity in an interview on Monday.
Notice the difference? You put quotes as though Cruz said it but the FACT is that he did NOT say that. THOSE ARE THE WORDS OF THE WRITER AS HE INTERPRETED WHAT CRUZ SAID. DO YOU GET THAT????
I put quotes because I quoted the article. I do that often rather than type the HTML for italics.
The fact is that the quote is what Ted Cruz thinks.
In the link above Ted Cruz makes it clear that illegals are not to be given any pathway to citizenship including a green card which allows for permanent residency because a green card holder is eligible for citizenship in 5 years. So illegals do not get green cards either. Nor are they eligible for RPI status because that leads to a green card.
So Sean asks him later in the above link what he would do with the people already here who have children that were born here (anchor babies) who are citizens. In other words would Ted Cruz break up families of US citizens. Regardless of what people might think of anchor babies, Ted Cruz said the best thing that could be said and that is that a bipartisan solution would need to be found. That does not mean that Ted is saying that 11 million or 20 million people will be legalized to stay here. It means what it says, that there will be cases that have the law determine what the best solution will be.
I researched the amendments that Ted Cruz proposed in the Senate Gang of 8 Bill:
May 9 2013 Border Security (5-13)
http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Cruz1-(MDM13528).pdf
May 14 2013 H1B Nonimmigrants (4-14)
http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Cruz5-(MDM13527).pdf
May 21 2013 Numbers Related To Permanent Residency (6-12)
http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Cruz4-(MDM13526).pdf
May 21 2013 No Welfare Benefits for Illegals (6-12)
http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Cruz2-(DAV13378).pdf
May 21 2013 No Citizenship for Illegals (5-13)
http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Cruz2nd-(MDM13677).pdf
Not one amendment mentions anything about legalizing illegals. In fact there is mention of denying them any federal welfare benefits or subsidies and denying them any chance at citizenship.
Ted Cruz is thinking like a law enforcement chief:
* Document the illegals including their biometrics so that no matter whether they say their same is Manuel Hernandez, Eduardo Lopez, Hector Gonzalez, Kamid Muhammad Mubarak or Hu Mee Nau, they will always be in the system by identifiable data.
* Take away any access to federal welfare or subsidies
* Take away any hope to permanent residency and citizenship
* Take away any advantage from employers to avoid the Obamacare penalty by hiring exempt illegals by denying RPI status to illegals
Ted Cruz intends to set up the large illegal population for rounding them up which is the first step to deportation. Those with children that are citizens will be problematic and will be adjudicated via federal immigration officers and commissioners.
Ask the question, if you were illegal in the USA, what would you do?
You have nowhere to go. If you get picked up your biometrics will be taken and if you’re not in the system as legal, you’re deported. You can’t get free medical, free EBT food stamps, free housing, free WIC and you can’t legally work. And you have no hope of permanent residency or citizenship.
So it’s obvious that Ted Cruz intends to put the illegal aliens into limbo as lawbreakers without any rights until justice is served. He is clearly deadset against reqarding or giving illegals any benefit or reqard at the expense of undermining the rule of law with respect to legal immigrants.
The 11 million or 20 million that are here will need to be identified. It’s hard to identify criminals that are hiding. Under Ted Cruz’s immigration views illegals will not come forward because there are no protections or benefits to coming forward. They will continue to hide out until caught or they will leave the USA. When they leave the USA the only real option they will have to get back in is the legal way because Ted intends to militarize the border and make it near impossible for anyone south of the border to enter illegally.
All of your criticisms of Ted Cruz regarding immigration fall flat. They are not accurate, they are not illuminating, they are devoid of anything more practical.