SOTC, the sad thing is - even if the trade deal is as bad as odawg thinks it is (which I doubt) - Cruz has done FAR FAR more for the things odawg claims to believe in than Trump ever will. Meanwhile, Trump has been involved in far more crony capitalist ventures and donated to many people who loathe what odawg claims to stand for than almost any other Republican in history.
Trump’s bizarre political history is one that should engender suspicion as the first reflex...Cruz’ history should engender trust. some have it bass ackward
I repeat myself, but: (Ann Coulter said he is changing his tune a bit since this)
The following is a Corner (NRO) posting from Ramesh Ponnuru:
Cruz on immigration
Wall Street Journal: “Mr. Cruz’s hard-edged message against immigration may play in the GOP primaries…”
Ponnuru responds: Cruz is for a guest-worker program and open to offering legal status to illegal immigrants. He voted against an amendment to cap legal immigration over the next decade at 33 million. I can understand how, from the Journal’s perspective, Cruz seem too restrictionist. But I don’t think it’s right to say that Cruz has an anti-immigration message. Update: Cruz also offered an amendment to expand H-1B visas by a factor of five.
An old Corner posting from John Derbyshire:
Readers who have followed the Senate wrangling over the immigration bill may have been confused by some of the jargon being thrown around. In a spirit of public service, I offer the following brief glossary of some of the terms you have been hearing.
“legalization” -— amnesty
“guest worker plan” -— amnesty
“temporary worker plan” -— amnesty
“path to citizenship” -— amnesty
“out of the shadows” -— amnesty
“comprehensive reform” -— amnesty
I hope that helps clarify things.