You are completely missing the context of when Sen. Cruz proposed his amendments. He was trying to prove that the gang of eight was determined to get citizenship for illegals and not just “bring them in out of the shadows.” He did this by proposing an amendment which would bring them in out of the shadows but forever prohibit them from getting citizenship.
As expected the gang of eight side rejected the amendment which helped to demonstrate that their whole agenda was to give citizenship to illegals. This in turn became part of the argument used to defeat the gang of eight bill in the House.
According to no one less than Rush Limbaugh, Sen. Cruz was huge part of the reason that the gang of eight bill was defeated. So, you can thank him for stopping amnesty, or, you can believe the lies being told about him by Sen. Rubio who was one of the leaders fighting for the amnesty that Sen. Cruz defeated. Ironic that some of you trump supporters want to spit in the face of one of your greatest champions while buying the lies of one of your greatest enemies.
There is no context which justifies the fact that Cruz thought that "bringing them out of the shadows" was a goal HE supported and thought was part of common sense immigration reform, and since that time has avoided talk of deportation like the plague.
That's just a fact.
Who the hell cares if you oppose the pathway to citizenship, but think that granting legal status for the 40 million illegals will make a difference? Once legalized, they will GET citizenship, no matter what.
According to no one less than Rush Limbaugh, Sen. Cruz was huge part of the reason that the gang of eight bill was defeated.
But if Rush Limbaugh claims that legalization was never Cruz's goal, he is lying to the audience.