If he just gives what he put his reputation on, what else matters?
Flip-Flopped on Legal Immigration:
Townhallâs Guy Benson: âCruz has flip-flopped dramatically on a number of his previous immigration views.â
âIn 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 Rubioâs 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, âit is not accurate, what he just said, that I supported legalization.â Sorry, Senator. Itâs on tape.â (Townhall, Guy Benson, 12/16/15)
Flip-Flopped on H-1B Visas:
In an election year, Cruz said âhe would suspend the H-1B program.â
âCruz 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.â (CNN, 11/13/15)
âCruz sharply distanced himself from his long-held plan to increase the number of visas for high-tech workers by 500%.â
âA 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.â (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.
âDuring the 2013 immigration debate, the Texas senator proposed an amendment to the comprehensive âgang of eightâ Senate bill that he boasted would âdramatically increas[e]â the annual limit on H-1B skilled guest worker visasâfrom 65,000 to 325,000âa five-fold expansion.â (Bloomberg, 8/20/15)