An illegal immigrant or unvetted terrorist refugee could come to their house and rape their daughters, but they are above accepting a changed point of view from a courageous man who is not afraid to look a changed reality in the eye and say, "It's time to accept that things have changed, and do something to protect ourselves and our children."
No, THAT man is a past adulterer, so the purist is much too good to accept his foresight, advice or help.
There were many reasons to oppose amnesty that didn’t involve rape or terrorism. Cruz understood them when he voted against Gang of 8. Rubio and Trump didn’t when they supported amnesty at the same time.