{"id":2575408,"date":"2026-03-02T22:45:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T03:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cornyn-wants-to-work-with-trump-to-fix-broken-immigration-system\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T22:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T03:47:14","slug":"cornyn-wants-to-work-with-trump-to-fix-broken-immigration-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cornyn-wants-to-work-with-trump-to-fix-broken-immigration-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornyn wants to work with Trump to fix \u2018broken\u2019 immigration system"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcornyn-wants-to-work-with-trump-to-fix-broken-immigration-system%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2575408&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Texas Senator John Cornyn, facing a tough Republican primary after backing a bipartisan gun-control package, says that if he is reelected he will not abandon deal-making and would pursue immigration reform with Donald Trump. He argues teh border is secure and that deportations of illegal entrants with serious criminal records have occurred, presenting this as the right moment to start a discussion on how the immigration system should look. He emphasizes that the goal is a legal immigration process that doesn\u2019t displace American workers, and he suggests a conversation with Trump when the time is right to shape reform.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents in the primary, including Ken Paxton and Wesley Hunt, frame Cornyn\u2019s immigration posture as amnesty for illegal immigrants, a recurring line of attack in a race that also highlights his past willingness to work with Democrats on gun-control after the Uvalde shooting. Cornyn has also been criticized by the Texas Republican Party for the gun deal, fueling concerns among the GOP base about his establishment credentials. The race has been further complicated by former ally Ted Cruz\u2019s decision not to endorse Cornyn, a break from tradition, with Cruz saying he will stay out and trust Texas voters. The article also notes that, in Texas, a candidate must reach more than 50% to avoid a runoff, making the primary perhaps decisive.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Cornyn wants to work with Trump to fix &lsquo;broken&rsquo; immigration system if reelected<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2515988\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>SCHERTZ, TX <\/strong>&ndash; Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-cornyn\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"965\">John Cornyn<\/a> (R-TX) is fighting for his political life after cutting a bipartisan <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gun-control\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"345\">gun-control<\/a> deal. But if the 74-year-old survives a bruising GOP primary and wins reelection, he&rsquo;s signaling he won&rsquo;t abandon deal-making &mdash; this time turning to immigration reform with President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cornyn said the moment could be perfect for Trump to lead on the issue since the border is secure and the administration was deporting illegal immigrants with serious criminal records.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4477275\/kevin-kiley-run-california-redrawn-6th-congressional-district\/\">Kevin Kiley to run in California&#8217;s redrawn 6th Congressional District<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4476791\/graham-platner-senate-endorsement-ruben-gallego-maine-race\/\">Second senator endorses Graham Platner in Maine Senate battle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4476356\/james-talarico-democrats-vision-of-faith\/\">James Talarico offers Democrats a vision of faith that doesn&#8217;t conflict with the Left<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I do believe that President Trump is capable of, once the border is secure, which it is now, and once we&rsquo;ve removed people who never should have been here in the first place, to have a conversation about what we want our <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8775\">immigration system <\/a>to look like,&rdquo; Cornyn told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>at a rally Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t want to ever displace American workers, that&rsquo;s for sure. But the fact is, virtually all of us, sometime or another in our family history, came from somewhere else, and to me, that&rsquo;s one of our great assets, is our legal immigration system,&rdquo; the Texas Republican continued. &ldquo;So we&rsquo;ll have that conversation with the President when the time is right.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><\/figure>\n<p>Cornyn made a similar comment in an interview with <em>Politico <\/em>earlier in the week, saying the desire to see immigration reform pass into law was one of the reasons he ran for reelection. His GOP opponents argue that Cornyn&rsquo;s immigration reform is little more than amnesty for illegal immigrants who broke the law when they entered the United States.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;John Cornyn has been in Washington for 24 years,&rdquo; Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wesley-hunt\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21319\">Wesley Hunt<\/a> (R-TX) told the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em> &ldquo;If he was going to fix immigration, he would&rsquo;ve done it by now. Instead, his first big immigration effort in the Senate was what? Amnesty for illegal immigrants.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another opponent, Texas Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-paxton\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4370\">Ken Paxton<\/a>, said Cornyn&rsquo;s emphasis on immigration reform was further proof that &ldquo;he must be fired&rdquo; in Tuesday&rsquo;s GOP primary.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;John Cornyn is running again because he wants to push amnesty,&rdquo; Paxton <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kenpaxtontx\/status\/2027521190026187211?s=46\">wrote on X<\/a>. &ldquo;After over forty years in office, he wants to spend another decade doing what he&rsquo;s always done: helping illegals.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One attendee of the rally told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>that Cornyn&rsquo;s answer on immigration &ldquo;really resonated&rdquo; with him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m of Mexican descent,&rdquo; said 44-year-old Jeremiah Arevalo. &ldquo;Basically, the way I see immigration is not to have open borders. No country, most countries in the world don&rsquo;t have open borders, but you have to simplify the process.&nbsp; What we have right now is so difficult for somebody who legally, or honestly, wants to become a citizen &mdash; they have to go through so many hurdles.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The flare-up underscores the tenuous relationship that Cornyn has with the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gop\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1577\">GOP base<\/a> and why he&rsquo;s facing a primary challenge from two other <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"926\">Republican candidates<\/a>. Throughout much of the campaign, Corny has fought allegations that he&rsquo;s an establishment Republican.<\/p>\n<p>Cornyn, who was first elected in 2002, has fought hard against allegations that he is an establishment Republican more comfortable in the George W. Bush era than in Trump&rsquo;s. Much of the criticism has centered on Cornyn&rsquo;s decision to work with Democrats after the Uvalde Shooting in 2022 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-gun-speech-filled-with-falsehoods\/\" title=\"Biden Gun Speech Filled With Falsehoods\">pass gun-control legislation<\/a>. The bill expanded background checks for gun purchasers under the age of 21 and also provided federal money for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >state red flag laws<\/a>. It also led to Cornyn being censured by the local Texas Republican Party.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-jumpstart-gun-control-efforts\/\" title=\"Dems Jumpstart ... Efforts\">gun-control effort<\/a> has become campaign fodder for both Paxton and Hunt, each of whom is jockeying to be in the top two on primary day. In <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"253\">Texas<\/a>, if no candidate gets more than 50% of the vote, the top two contenders advance to a runoff.<\/p>\n<p>Cornyn, for his part, has not shied away from the criticism and has even punched back at his opponents. The senator has mocked Hunt&rsquo;s missed votes in Washington while campaigning. He&rsquo;s also gone after Paxton for ethical issues, and an alleged affair the attorney general engaged in that helped lead to his unsuccessful impeachment by the Texas legislature.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got three of us in the primary now, and you ain&rsquo;t seen nothing yet, I&rsquo;ll be able to give the Attorney General my full and undivided attention, and he&rsquo;ll be receiving that,&rdquo; Cornyn said at a Monday rally outside of San Antonio. &ldquo;I think it means it&rsquo;s a wake-up call to Republicans to see the Democrats showing up in greater numbers to vote.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4476227\/trump-snub-dan-crenshaw-endorsement-sway-texas-voters\/\">TRUMP&rsquo;S SNUB OF CRENSHAW MAY NOT SWAY TEXAS VOTERS AWAY FROM INCUMBENT <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a striking departure from Senate tradition, Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ted-cruz\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"185\">Ted Cruz<\/a> (R-TX) did not endorse his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-john-thune-to-endorse-tim-scotts-2024-bid-at-monday-campaign-launch\/\" title=\"Thune endorses Scott&#039;s 2024 bid at campaign launch.\">home-state colleague<\/a>, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), as he faces a fierce challenge. In 2020, Cruz <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2018\/12\/07\/cruz-cornyn-endorsement\/\">endorsed<\/a> Cornyn as he mounted a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2020\/11\/03\/john-cornyn-mj-hegar-texas-senate\/\">largely uncontentious<\/a> primary run, while Cornyn offered a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2018\/12\/07\/cruz-cornyn-endorsement\/\">delayed endorsement<\/a> for Cruz&rsquo;s 2018 race and supported him in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m staying out of the race,&rdquo; Cruz told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>last year when the primary began heating up. &ldquo;Both John and Ken are friends of mine. I&rsquo;ve worked closely with both of them. I respect them both, and I will trust the decision to the voters of Texas.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cornyn to work with Trump on immigration if reelected<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2575409,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-collage-xqdag2pw6-1772504532566-e1772507648661.jpg?1772486941&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[4402,22362,3813,70099,3634],"class_list":["post-2575408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-congress","tag-cornyn","tag-immigration","tag-immigration-reform-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-collage-xqdag2pw6-1772504532566-e1772507648661.jpg?1772486941&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2575408"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2575412,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575408\/revisions\/2575412"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2575409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2575408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2575408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2575408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}