So it is okay to allow them to have work permits so they can compete legally against Americans and LPRs? We have the lowest labor participation rates in 38 years. More than half of the illegal aliens lack even a high school diploma. Do we really need millions of high school dropouts, unskilled and uneducated? What about jobs for our own citizens?
They will be entitled to SS, Medicare, and Medicaid. They will take more out of these programs than what they contributed. Medicare and SS are going broke.
Does Cruz think we are stupid that he can propose legalization with a path to citizenship? Do yoiu think the courts will permit what amounts to second-class citizenship? Do you thing the Dems will make it a big political issue? How can you deny citizenship to people who are here permanently, pay taxes, and are eligible to serve in the military be denied the right to vote? It will never pass in Congress.
In any event, legalization is amnesty. Cruz can play games of what the meaning of "is" is, but it doesn't change the reality.