Ted Cruz Says Donald Trump’s Immigration Policy Amounts to 'Amnesty'

[denem]

Source: abc News

Presidential candidate Ted Cruz has praised Donald Trump for making illegal immigration a central issue of the Republican presidential race, but in an exclusive interview with ABC News, Cruz said that Trump’s immigration plan amounts to amnesty.

"So Donald Trump's position is once you deport them, it's what's called touchback. A lot of establishment Republicans had touchback," Cruz said in an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos. "Basically you make them fly back to their country for a minute, touch the ground, and then they come back with amnesty as citizens. Now, Donald is entitled to do that. He can advance that position, but he doesn't get to pretend that it's not amnesty if he's legalizing 12 million people [who are] here illegally."

Cruz also accused Trump of latching onto the issue of illegal immigration for political gain. Cruz said Trump was notably absent during the battle over the “Gang of Eight” immigration reform bill in 2013.


Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ted-cruz-donald-trumps-immigration-policy-amounts-amnesty/story?id=36431907

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A new low, even for Cruz. D-E-S-P-E-R-A-T-I-O-N

[Myrina]

1. So, Rafael Theodor, let's talk about the immigration policy in effect when your parents got here ...

.... um, just askin' ...

[William Seger]

2. "...praised Donald Trump for making illegal immigration a central issue..."

I.e., demagoguery and scapegoating over a wedge issue that has virtually no impact on most Americans.

[Jack Rabbit]

3. Don't you love how the GOP candidates try to out-fascist each other?

So Donald Trump's position is once you deport them, it's what's called touchback. A lot of establishment Republicans had touchback. "Basically you make them fly back to their country for a minute, touch the ground, and then they come back with amnesty as citizens.

Senator Cruz should explain exactly how that works. He seems to think at that an illegal immigrant is deported, and then speds a short time in his country of origin during which he becomes an American citizen. I'm sure there's a step or two missing there.

Perhaps Senator Cruz should take a break from his campaign and come back when he can make sense.

[tabasco]

4. NO AMNETY!