Cruz claimed during debate he ‘never supported legalization’ of undocumented immigrants despite doing so in proposed amendment to Rubio’s 2013 reform billMarco Rubio’s efforts to pass comprehensive immigration reform were always thought to be a vulnerability in the Florida senator’s pursuit of the Republican nomination for president. But few expected it would be Ted Cruz,the Texas senator who has fashioned himself as an immigration hardliner, who would find himself on the defensive.[br]The hints of a brewing storm over immigration – a contentious issue among Republicans, or exacerbated this cycle by frontrunner Donald Trump’s controversial tone toward immigrants – possess been evident for some time. But a sharp exchange in this week’s presidential debate between Rubio and Cruz,both Cuban American senators, exposed the fissures that could define the remainder of the Republican primary.
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Source: theguardian.com