Nope, that would be Ted Cruz.
http://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=137
Sen. Cruz Presents Measure to Strengthen, Improve Legal Immigration
Offers amendment to increase H-1B visas to help improve, retain high-skilled labor force
May 14, 2013
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press@cruz.senate.gov / (202) 228-7561
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) today presented an amendment to the Gang of Eight immigration bill that would improve our nation’s legal immigration system by increasing high-skilled temporary worker visas, called H-1B visas, by 500 percent. The measure would effectively address the needs of our nation’s high-skilled workforce by helping meet the growing demand for workers in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. It will also make block grants available to states to promote STEM education efforts and increase domestic STEM professionals. The committee voted against the amendment 4 to 14 with every Democrat voting against it on a party-line vote.
Even the most passive of observers looking in on the present election cycle are likely aware that a hardline stance on illegal immigration is a cornerstone of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. But a recent report by the New York Times suggests that there are stark differences between Trump’s public statements on the matter of undocumented workers and his past and present business practices.
An article by writers Charles V. Bagli and Megan Twohey suggests that Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Resort in Palm Beach, Florida – known as one of the most elite private clubs in the world – hires workers from outside of the United States as a matter of course. Further, workers from outside of America appear to be given preferential consideration to citizens of the United States. The report indicates that almost 300 Americans have applied for jobs at Mar-a-Lago since 2010, noting that only 17 of those applicants have been hired. At the same time. Mar-a-Lago has employed hundreds of “guest workers” from Romania and other countries.
The report explained that Donald Trump frequently utilizes a recruiter in Upstate New York who has an office in Romania, adding that the Eastern European nation serves as a “labor pool for many European countries.”