Cruz’s attempt to strip citizenship provision from immigration reform fails — in a big way

[TexasTowelie]

A series of ambitious amendments by the Texas senators to significantly reshape immigration reform failed today, with several Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee joining a solid bloc of Democrats in foiling the efforts by Ted Cruz and John Cornyn.

The most controversial was an attempt by Cruz to strip the path to citizenship for unauthorized immigrants. The Houston Republican’s amendment, defeated on a lopsided 13-5 vote, would have allowed unauthorized immigrants to stay as legal permanent residents. Cruz passionately defended his proposal to the very end, saying a path to citizenship would encourage more illegal immigration.

While all of Cruz’s proposals were voted down by a bipartisan coalition of reform backers, Cornyn did succeed in attaching one amendment to assist victims of some crimes committed by undocumented immigrants.

Cruz said he knew in advance that the committee would decide to reject his proposals, but he warned his Senate colleagues of the consequences of their action.

More at http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2013/05/cruzs-attempt-to-strip-citizenship-provision-from-immigration-reform-fails-in-a-big-way/?cmpid=hpfsln .

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1. Oh, frabjous day!

Despite Cruz delay

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2. Cruz is a extremist Reaganite.

Reagan allowed so many immigrants to cross the border with no paperwork through an open door policy in the early 1980s. Reagan turned immigrants loose, coming from Central America during the Reagan Wars, to go anywhere in the country in 1988. It was a disaster that Republicans in many states, like Arizona and South Carolina, feel these days.