The issue focused on illegal immigrants who arrived at the federal border illegally after receiving illegal documents from illegal employers and obtained illegal papers under legal procedures in federal courts.


Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Republican presidential nominee and attorney general nominee, argued against legislation from Cruz that would legalize illegal immigrants while insisting he supported legislation from Rubio's opponents that would legalize illegal immigrants without reducing illegal immigration.


Rubio claimed there were illegal immigrants coming into the United States illegally because they brought illegal papers but failed to obtain