Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sought to differentiate his immigration stance from Donald Trump's in a CNN State of the Union interview Sunday.
"No, I don't intend to send jackboots to knock on your door and every door in America," he said. "That's not how we enforce the law for any crime."
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