Cruz struggles to explain 2013 immigration remarks

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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz struggled Wednesday to explain why he supported an amendment to the 2013 Gang of Eight bill, which some have claimed was because Cruz supported a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, central to the controversial comprehensive immigration reform bill.

In an interview with Fox News, host Bret Baier asked Cruz why he fought to add an amendment to a bill that went against his very conservative position on immigration.

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