Cruz opposes Rubio’s immigration proposal

Both young, of Cuban heritage, and backed by tea-party vigor...Newly elected Texas Senator Ted Cruz has come out in strong opposition to the Gang of Eight's immigration proposal yesterday, putting him at odds with fellow Senator Marco Rubio...

theSharkTank: Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has come out against the new immigration proposal set forth by Senator Marco Rubio and liberal Democrats in the U.S. Senate, a proposal that all but offer amnesty for illegal immigrants in the United States. Cruz joins his colleague Senator Mike Lee in expressing concerns over Rubio’s “Gang of Eight” amnesty-lite proposal. Many noteworthy conservatives have criticized Rubio for his immigration ideas including Fox News Contributor Michelle Malkin who had major reservations about the proposal. While many have been praising Rubio of late for his immigration ideas, no one expected Rubio to blind-side them all and jump on board Senator John McCain’s amnesty bandwagon, and this measure is not likely to win Rubio any praise among conservatives.

"I appreciate the good work that senators in both parties have put into trying to fix our broken immigration system. There are some good elements in this proposal, especially increasing the resources and manpower to secure our border and also improving and streamlining legal immigration. However, I have deep concerns with the proposed path to citizenship. To allow those who came here illegally to be placed on such a path is both inconsistent with rule of law and profoundly unfair to the millions of legal immigrants who waited years, if not decades, to come to America legally." ~ Sen. Ted Cruz

Perhaps well intentioned, Rubio is nonetheless getting sucked into a realization that Cruz understands: any amnesty, no matter what you call it (i.e., path to citizenship) is just plain wrong. Standing up for American citizens of all color and creed is what needs to happen, instead of Obama's attempt to meld another foreign entity into the middle class of his making.

The proponents of the 1986 amnesty bill claimed that workplace verification would be instituted as a result of the bill. The American people bought this promise and were absolutely hoodwinked. The 1996 immigration reform bill required an entry/exit system to be put in place...we’re still waiting for that system. Nothing should happen in regards to a 'pathway to citizenship' until E-Verify is mandated, there is an entry/exit system in place, and the border is truly secure. Until that time, there should be no amnesty.

Though understanding where Rubio is coming from, it is naive to think that Democrats will honor provisions that they've never honored. This shouldn't amount to a replay of the con-job that was sold to Reagan in the late '80's, no more so than a replay of 2007's failure...