I”m saying thank you to Cruz’s big backer, while also asking him to talk some sense into him re: legalization of illegals.
Cruz likes to focus on his opposition to “Obama’s illegal amnesty”, but Cruz himself favors legalization (just not citizenship) for the 10s of millions of illegals currently here.
What is your proposal? Ike’s Operation Wetback? It’s 2015, not 1955, but you just keep on dreaming.
Is this what you mean?
Written by Warren Mass
“Ted Cruz Criticized by Two Pro-Amnesty Hispanic Groups
Senator Ted Cruz, who announced his candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination at Liberty University in Virginia on March 23, has been criticized by Cesar Vargas and Erika Andiola, co-directors of the radical, pro-amnesty Dream Action Coalition.
A statement issued by Vargas and Andiola posted on the Dream Action Coalition website on Monday read:
The only policy Latinos hear from Ted Cruz is that he wants to end DACA for Dreamers, block DAPA for our parents, and obstruct immigration reform for years still. We reject Ted Cruz, which is sad, because while he is the first Latino to declare his candidacy, he may be the most anti-immigration candidate on stage during the debates.
Like most pro-amnesty advocates, Vargas and Andiola have failed to make a distinction between legal and illegal immigration. Cruz and several other contenders for the GOP nomination welcome legal immigrants to this country, but are opposed to granting amnesty to aliens who have broken our laws by entering our country illegally.”
Source: Fox News Sunday 2014 interview of 2016 presidential hopefuls , Nov 23, 2014
Defund amnesty; and refuse any nominees until rescinded
Q: How would you rescind President Obama’s executive action on immigration?
CRUZ: We should use the constitutional checks and balances that we have to rein in the abuse of power of the executive. Step #1 that I have called for is the incoming majority leader should announce if the president implements this lawless amnesty, that the Senate will not confirm any executive or judicial nominees, other than vital national security positions, for the next two years, unless and until the president ends this lawless amnesty. That is an explicit authority given to the Senate.
Or this?:
Fox News nov 24 2014
Q: Are you saying the Senate should refuse to confirm the president’s new nominee for attorney general?
CRUZ: We have to rein in the executive. In the Federalist Papers, our Framers talked about a president who would behave like a monarch. And step #2, we’ve got is the power of the purse, and we should fund one at a time the critical priorities of the federal government, but also use the power of the purse to attach riders.