[papertyger]

hi aims and goals in making thee deals may not be what mot Conservative would be hoping for.

If he just gives what he put his reputation on, what else matters?

[rbmillerjr]

Flip-Flopped on Legal Immigration:
Townhall’s Guy Benson: “Cruz has flip-flopped dramatically on a number of his previous immigration views.”

“In response, Rubio charged that Cruz supported mass legalization of illegal immigrants and proposed huge increases in federal issuance of certain immigration visas and green cards. Cruz shook his head throughout Rubio’s rejoinder, but Rubio was correct on these points. Cruz has flip-flopped dramatically on a number of his previous immigration views. The Texan shot back, ‘it is not accurate, what he just said, that I supported legalization.’ Sorry, Senator. It’s on tape.” (Townhall, Guy Benson, 12/16/15)

Flip-Flopped on H-1B Visas:
In an election year, Cruz said “he would suspend the H-1B program.”

“Cruz said he would suspend the H-1B program for 180 days while he audited the system for abuses, abandoning his prior support for a 500% increase in the high-tech program.” (CNN, 11/13/15)

“Cruz sharply distanced himself from his long-held plan to increase the number of visas for high-tech workers by 500%.”

“A month prior, Cruz sharply distanced himself from his long-held plan to increase the number of visas for high-tech workers by 500%. Under fire from conservative talk radio hosts who said he was imperiling American workers, Cruz said he would suspend the program for 180 days until it could be reformed to his liking.” (CNN, 12/1/7/15)

In 2013, Senator Cruz offered an amendment that would increase the H-1B Visa program from 65,000 to 325,000.

“During the 2013 immigration debate, the Texas senator proposed an amendment to the comprehensive ‘gang of eight’ Senate bill that he boasted would ‘dramatically increas[e]’ the annual limit on H-1B skilled guest worker visas—from 65,000 to 325,000—a five-fold expansion.” (Bloomberg, 8/20/15)