Ted Cruz actually said...

"I wanted to go back and revisit the topic we discussed earlier of border security, which is proponents of this legislation argue that it provides for real metrics for border security and triggers that..."

"There may actually be circumstances under which amnesty for certain illegal aliens can make sense."

"If a trigger is certain to occur, then I would suggest it is not a meaningful trigger that is measuring anything."

"Thank you for the excellent work that you and your agency have done, in particular over the last week in dealing with and apprehending the Boston bomber."