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What has not been as evident is what he supports: legal status for millions of people here already, while making it easier for immigrants to come here through the front door.
I have said many times that I want to see common-sense immigration reform pass, he said. I think most Americans want to see the problem fixed.
... Asked about what to do with the people here illegally, however, he stressed that he had never tried to undo the goal of allowing them to stay.
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. Cruz also noted that he had not called for deportation or, as Mitt Romney famously advocated, self-deportation." -- Texas Tribune