Posted on 05/02/2015 1:04:12 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Cruz added that he tried unsuccessfully to pass an amendment to the bipartisan immigration bill that passed the Senate in 2013 that would have barred undocumented immigrants from receiving citizenship but still allowed them to obtain permits to live and work in America. Its failure, he said, showed Democrats were unwilling to compromise on citizenship at all costs.
Cruz’s anecdote again left things open to interpretation. At the time he offered his citizenship amendment, The New York Times described it as Cruz seeking a “middle ground” between full citizenship and mass deportation in which undocumented immigrants could still work legally in America.
On Wednesday, however, a spokesman for Cruz, Brian Phillips, clarified to msnbc on Twitter that this interpretation was incorrect and Cruz merely offered the amendment as an exercise to prove Democrats’ obstinacy on citizenship. It was not an endorsement of the work permit component of the bill that his amendment left intact.
“Cruz’s amendment had nothing to do with that issue,” Phillips said.
Cruz offered an unambiguous defense of greater legal immigration, where he boasted that he had offered to expand an annual cap on H1B visas for high-tech workers “fivefold” in order to attract more talent to the United States...." Ted Cruz tiptoes around immigration at Hispanic business event
Well, Mary, you can trust Hillary then.
January 3, 2011 - Walker assumes Office of Governor of Wisconsin.
June 27, 2011: Walker Revokes In-state Tuition For Undocumented Students Attending Univ And Colleges In Wisconsin "- On Sunday, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) signed his two-year 2011-2013 budget, which included ending in-state tuition for undocumented students attending public universities and colleges. In-state tuition for undocumented students was approved two years ago by former Governor Jim Doyle (D) after the Hispanic community struggled for 10 years to pass it."...
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Remove the magnets and secure the border.
[To date, Wisconsin is the only state to revoke instate tuition for illegals.]
The gamble: Imported Mexican labor will eventually get tired of paying taxes to support the native, lazy Americans.
Over 40% of the Texas hispanic vote went to Republicans, but I guess they won’t talk about that
It's front burner issue.
Candidates are afraid to get burned.
But securing the border is the only way to address this.
April 7, 2015: Perry: Repeal of In-State Tuition Law is Up to Legislators
"COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former Gov. Rick Perry, whose support for Texas’ in-state tuition law has drawn conservative criticism and complicated his failed 2012 presidential campaign, offered a less than forceful defense of the measure Tuesday, largely deferring to state lawmakers who are considering a repeal.
"I'm not the governor anymore," Perry told reporters before a business roundtable at the Central Electric Power Cooperative. The Legislature, he added, "will make a call on whether this is right for Texas or not, but here’s what I’m not going to change on, here’s what I’m not going to back up from, and that is to continue to call for the federal government to do its constitutional duty and secure that border.”.........................
"..... [Sen. Marco] Rubio said that President Obama’s executive orders on immigration created a magnet for illegal immigration and exacerbated the border crisis, making it necessary to secure the border and take other steps to prevent illegal immigration. With that accomplished, he supports requiring illegal immigrants who have been in the country for at least 10 years to pay a fine, go through a background check, and learn English.
“And in exchange for all of that, what you would get is the equivalent of a non-immigrant, non-permanent work visa to be in the U.S. and you would have to be in that status for a significant period of time,” Rubio said. “And at some point, if you choose, you could apply for permanent residency, but you’d have to do it through that modernized legal immigration system and you’d have to do it just like everybody else, not a special process or anything of that nature.”......
“I made it clear that for me, if somebody wants to be a citizen, they need to go back to their country of origin, get in line, no preferential treatment,” Walker said. “In terms of what to do beyond that, again, that’s something we got to work with Congress on.”
Are you paid by the Walker campaign to repeat the same pro-Walker and anti-Cruz talking points over and over and over and over and over again. For several weeks you bring up almost identical articles and then post over and over and over and over again the same talking points. Guess they get their money’s worth but it is getting very boring, very predictable, and no longer meaningful.
"On Thursday, Jeb Bush faced one of his most unwavering critics on the issue of immigration. The questions were sharp, the answers were heartfelt, and the result was … inconclusive.
It happened at the National Review Institute's Ideas Summit in Washington. The conservative magazine has long opposed immigration reform schemes that would amount to an amnesty for those in the United States illegally and an invitation for more to come. When Bush sat down with National Review editor Rich Lowry, the first immigration question had to do with Bush's rival for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
Lowry asked for Bush's reaction to Walker's statement that "the next president and the next Congress need to make decisions about a legal immigration system that's based on, first and foremost, on protecting American workers and American wages."
Walker's statement has already rocked the 2016 GOP immigration debate. It would probably meet the approval of a huge part of the Republican base. But Bush would not agree.
"I don't think it's a zero-sum game," Bush answered. "I think if we start thinking it's a zero-sum game, we're going to play the game that Barack Obama plays oh so well. It's the wrong approach."...............
"This is not a zero-sum game," Bush repeated. "If you want to grow at 4 percent per year instead of 2 percent, you need younger, more dynamic people inside of our economy."
Lowry pointed out that critics like Walker weren't necessarily talking about zero-sum games as much as supply and demand. If the U.S. brings in more low-skilled workers, it will drive down the wages of the low-skilled workers already here.
"So who's suggesting that?" Bush asked. "That's the false argument."
Lowry noted that the Senate's Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform bill would have done just that — a remark that brought one of Bush's sharpest responses.
"I'm not a United States senator," Bush said. "Thank God. Just for the record here, I live in Miami. I'm outside of Washington. I've written a book about this. What I was describing was my idea."
In 2013, Bush urged Congress to pass a bill like the one passed by the Gang of Eight. His words in Washington Thursday sounded like at least an indirect repudiation of the legislation, even though Bush approved much of what was in it. And Bush's "I'm not a United States senator" remark sharply distinguished him from his protégé-turned-opponent Marco Rubio, one of the authors of the Gang of Eight.
Lowry tried once more. What would Bush think of the following series of reforms?..........."
No.
I’m pointing out positions, statements and actions of the GOP primary candidates.
But since you don’t like that, you pull an Alinsky.
All you do is repeat. Again, are you paid or affaire do with the Walker campaign?
Show me the history of this; back it up.
No. None.
Seriously?! Every post that you make or someone else makes and you post the same identical talking points, repeat the same tired links. Whatever...
Wow dude....So you have been reading her in the morning for what, 8 months now?
And Krispy Kreme got 20% of black vote!!!! and he’s a psycho thug!!!
If we can get even 3 to 5 percent of latino and black to switch (not as much hope for black) that puts us over the edge.
I haven’t read one word of Cruz pandering. Just making a great case for why Latinos/Hispanics (What’s the right word, I cant keep up) should vote republican.
He should tell blacks, how’s the fifty years of social welfare working out for ya.
Don't go away mad..
I agree Texas latinos for several reasons vote GOP more than any other state
Why?
Old school America first Mexicans and they exist in a conservative sea
But Roves 49% for Bush president runs claim has been discredited over and over
Bush did better than national avg
Prolly 10 points better
Other GOP just do a little better...3-5% than national avg except Cornyn and Kay who both did well
I Cornyn did 37% and Kay gets first prize at 49%
but the trends there now with newer arrival latinos is well
Ominous
I think you are the paid GOPe change agent....Cincinnatus has been here since 1999, his/her views are consistent....you come in 2014 blasting away at any FREEPER with more conservative views...you especially seem sensitive to those who like Walker. You haven’t been here long enough to be accusing anyone of being “paid agents”...NOOBIE! So are you a paid agent of Jeb Bush?
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