“...Senator Cruz’s amendment intended to practically double the number of H-1B visas over that which was proposed in the Senate’s 2013 comprehensive immigration reform bill. Amendment 1587 also increased the number of H-1B visas and employment based green cards. Senator Cruz’s amendments would have also allowed the spouses of all H-1B visa holders to work legally — going beyond President Obama’s actions to increase work eligibly for those spouses...”
http://www.texasgopvote.com/immigration/ted-cruz-s-mixed-record-immigration-reform-008393