Exclusive — Ken Paxton Ad Calls John Cornyn ‘Pro-Amnesty’ over His ‘Deal with 12 Million’ Illegal Aliens Remark
Jasmyn Jordan2 May 2026172
A new campaign advertisement from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton targets Sen. John Cornyn over past remarks on immigration and border security, as the May 26 Republican Senate primary runoff nears.
The ad, released by Paxton’s campaign, includes narration describing Cornyn as “pro-amnesty” and features video clips of the incumbent senator’s past remarks on immigration and the border wall.
One segment of the ad features Cornyn speaking at the 2013 Texas Public Policy Foundation Policy Orientation in Austin, which was hosted by Stephen Moore of the Wall Street Journal.
At one point, Cornyn stated:
“The American people are compassionate people. Once they realize that we’ve done our job, in terms of security and maintaining law and order, then I think they would find a way to deal with the 12 million people or so or less, now perhaps, who are here but not necessarily a path to citizenship. I think some sort of probationary status that someone could, after serving a period of time on probation, they could work here and they could stay in the United States.”
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/05/02/exclusive-ken-paxton-ad-calls-john-cornyn-pro-amnesty-over-his-deal-with-12-million-illegal-aliens-remark/
