Posted on 02/06/2016 8:09:15 AM PST by justlittleoleme
This was Cruz’ position in 2011? Back then Trump was a Democrat. So, in those days, being pro-amnesty was right. How can you trust somebody who has disagreed with Trump in the past.
Dittos. Well said...
Well, he was instrumental in killing the gang of eight's plan to pass congressional amnesty.
New math, because in the Trump world it’s not fair to Trump if one number always comes before another number so 2015 comes before 2011.
July 24, 2014: S. 2666 (113th): Protect Children and Families Through the Rule of Law Act
September 8, 2014: S. 2779 (113th): Expatriate Terrorists Act
January 22, 2015: S. 247: Expatriate Terrorist Act
June 17, 2015: S. 1593: Immigration Slush Fund Elimination Act of 2015
July 14, 2015: S. 1762: Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2015
October 21, 2015: S. 2193: Kate’s Law
November 18, 2015: S. 2302: Terrorist Refugee Infiltration Prevention Act of 2015
December 8, 2015: S. 2363: State Refugee Security Act of 2015
December 10, 2015: S. 2394: American Jobs First Act of 2015
Votes on illegal immigration policy:
June 11, 2013: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act - VOTE NAY - Outcome: Cloture Invoked - Senate
June 27, 2013: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act - VOTE NAY - Outcome : Bill passes Senate
Sponsors
Charles E. 'Chuck' Schumer (NY - D)Co-sponsors
Michael Farrand Bennet (CO - D)
Richard J. 'Dick' Durbin (IL - D)
Jeff Flake (AZ - R)
Lindsey O. Graham (SC - R)
John Sidney McCain III (AZ - R)
Robert 'Bob' Menendez (NJ - D)
Marco Rubio (FL - R)
Letter from Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, Jeff Sessions and Chuck Grassley explain why they all voted nay
1. S. 744 provides immediate legalization without securing the border
2. S. 744 rewards criminal aliens, absconders and deportees and undermines law enforcement
3. S. 744 contains extremely danngerous national security loopholes
4. S. 744 facilitates fraud in our immigration system
5. S. 744 creates no real penalties for legal immigratigrants and rewards them with entitlements.
6. S. 744 delays for years the implementation of E-Verify
7. S. 744 does not fix our illegal immigration system
8. S. 744 advanced through a process predicated on a deal struck before markup
9. S. 744 rewards those who have broken our lawas by offering a special path to citizenship
Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act--Continued--Ted Cruz Floor Speech
June 18, 2013: Requires US-VISIT System to be Established at Every Port of Entry - Vote Yea - Outcome: Amendment Rejected - Senate
Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security from granting temporary legal status to or altering the citizenship status of any undocumented immigrant until an electronic integrated entry and exit data system has been implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry and has been confirmed by the following measures:
June 18, 2013: Requires the Completion of the Fence Along the United States-Mexico Border - Vote Yea - Outcome: Amendment Rejected - Senate
Sponsored by John R. Thune
Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security from adjusting the status of individuals currently classified as registered provisional immigrants until the secretary certifies to the President and Congress the completion of the following measures:
The "substantial" deployment and operation of the Comprehensive Southern Border Security Strategy;
The implementation and "substantial" completion of the Southern Border Fencing Strategy;
The completion of 700 miles of southern border fencing;
The implementation of the employment verification system; and
The operation of an electronic exit system at air and sea ports of entry.Specifies that double-layered fencing constructed in a way to effectively restrain pedestrian traffic is the only fencing that meets the 700 mile requirement in this bill.
October 20, 2015: Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act - Vote Yea - Outcome Cloture not invoked - Senate
But this specific attack - assuming that because a first term-Senator couldn't accomplish much that he couldn't accomplish much as President - is bogus. The position itself has inherently limited power.
It is the equivalent of criticizing a Lt. Col. for putting the understrength 31 RCT in an exposed, outnumbered position on the east side of the Chosin Reservoir.
Just because LCol. Faith couldn't do much with his limited authority doesn't mean he couldn't have done a better job than Gens. Almond and MacArthur.
The problem is all immigration, not just illegal. We re being flooded with people who hate us, and I’m not talking about ISIS.
Is nobody going to ping the author???
Ping!
This video was made when he was running for Texas senator. Support is all he could say.
Well, he was instrumental in killing the gang of eight's plan to pass congressional amnesty.By lying, he admitted to it. Now no one knows when he's not lying.
The next time (if there is a next time) he makes a proposal how will anyone know it's not a lie?
Was he lying then or is he lying now?
You are right. We have enough people in the US now. Double what there was when I was a little kid. We need to just put a moratorium on immigration for awhile. Period.
“By lying, he admitted to it.”
I’m not following your thinking here.
Will you just stop once and for all trying to make this Cruz v Trump. Many of us have had enough of this crap and the crap you put out. You have already been told off a few and suspended.
This is about Cruz and him talking immigration and yet you have to bring up Trump to fuel more of your crap.
Either you are a paid staffer or a establishment type who is here to add fuel tot he argument between Trump and Cruz in order to get your boy in for the establishment Rubio.
You mean like obama has played it? Is that what you think Cruz would do as president? Play fast and loose with the constitution, rule by executive fiat, and use the US military, the US treasury and every other body of the US government to advance his personal priorities...as favorably as you may regard them?
Obama was a fast talking inexperienced JR senator who accomplished quite a lot as president. Because he was black and unchallenged, because he is an unrepentant narcissist with contempt for the American people, because he had Reid and Pelosi ramming his orders through the House and Senate and because weakling GOP nonleaders let it go along to get along.
Now, who is going to ram Ted's conservative agenda through the House and Senate? McConnell? Ryan? Do you think the democrats are going to roll over for cruz like the GOP did for obama? Do you think the entire media and establishment are going to lie and manipulate public opinion on behalf of President Cruz? Do you think the unemployment rate is going to be 5% under Presdient Cruz with everyone reporting the roses are blooming?
This is not an “attack”
It is my political assessment. Cruz is dead meat as a president even if he were to get elected. He is inspiring to about 30% of the GOP voting base and that's about it. He can't win a national election. imo. But please, enjoy the speeches.
Ping
Lol, there are other videos of Cruz discussing immigration.
Ask Jeff Sessions.
What he has done is lead the fight against amnesty, and work with the only conservatives in Congress to fight the dems and the establishment republicans.
Marco didn’t do that... And Trump didn’t... Heck Trump was supporting more then the gang of 8 before suddenly he became against it.
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