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Washington lining up behind a massive amnesty plan. on the other side of the line were people like steve session, were people like iowa's own steve king. and i stood with jeff sessions and steve king, and we led the fight to defeat the gang of eight amnesty plan, to preserve the rule of law and to fight to secure our borders. and you know, it's interesting. a lot of presidential candidates suddenly have discovered illegal immigration is an issue. i'll point out you remember that 2013 fight. you were standing there leading the fight, mark levin was leading the fight, rush was leading the fight....

Are interested in actions. have you walked the walk. when president obama and chuck schumer tried to push through a massive amnesty plan, where were you? >> reporter: taking another sneak peek here to the back of senator cruz's bus, something you will only be seeing on nbc news. i should point out, a cameo appearance from the gentleman talking now, representative steve king of iowa, somebody who endorsed the senator and is a surrogate for him on the campaign trail. lots more to come but for now, back to you in new york. >> the graphic in the back, cruz into caucus. i like that. that's some goo...

Stopping illegal immigration is a matter of national security. that's why i fought so hard to defeat president obama and the republican establishment gang of eight amnesty plan. their misguided plan would have given obama the authority to admit syrian refugees, including isis terrorists. that's just wrong. >> reporter: so there you go, it's already into the ether here in iowa. the cruz campaign clearly feeling pressure to make sure that they're getting their message out on this. and the reality is cruz did try to attach a poison pill amendment to that bill. it would have killed the bill, it ...

Really an opportunity for him to solidify coming out of souper tuesday a lot of momentum coming out of the nomination, but one of the things held up in the process is the debate. of all of the candidates we are going to be seeing ted cruz flat footed in the nomination, and he is the last guy that you would see, and marco rubio has turned the immigration talk to everything that you see. here is marco rubio. >> turning to the borders and stopping immigration is a mat e of national security. that is why i fought so hard to defeat president obama's amnesty plan. >> and that is the last shot of mar...

>> reporter: that's a amnesty plan in 2013 crafted by rubio and seven other senators, the so-called gang of eight. that did include a pathway for citizenship for those who came illegally. >> we have an obligation and need to address the reality of the situation we face. >> reporter: many conservatives never liked rubio's support for it and kroousz knows it. but rubio is counterattacking. >> ted cruz supported a 500% increase in the hb-1 visas, guest workers and he supports doubling the number of green cards. >> reporter: that's true, too. would have legalized the status of many who came illega...