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Okay, that was Cruz in 2013.

Here's Trump in 2012 talking about Romney.

"He had a crazy policy of self deportation which was maniacal," Trump says. "It sounded as bad as it was, and he lost all of the Latino vote," Trump notes. "He lost the Asian vote. He lost everybody who is inspired to come into this country." The GOP has to develop a comprehensive policy "to take care of this incredible problem that we have with respect to immigration, with respect to people wanting to be wonderful productive citizens of this country," Trump says.

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Okay, that was Cruz in 2013.

"The amendment that I introduced removed the path to citizenship, but it did not change the underlying work permit from the Gang of Eight," he said during a recent visit to El Paso. Mr. Cruz also noted that he had not called for deportation or, as Mitt Romney famously advocated, self-deportation."

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/13/us/cruz-tries-to-claim-the-middle-ground-on-immigration.html?_r=1

Unlike Trump, Cruz has NOT changed position. Cruz STILL defines amnesty as "a pathway to citizenship." He does not consider granting legal status to be amnesty. Cruz as of July refused to say he would deport anyone, stating that there would be a "conversation" about what to do about the people already here AFTER he is elected.