Cruz: Obama, Reid ‘dancing’ over GOP’s immigration push

Washington Post ^ | February 4 at 6:14 pm | Ed O'Keefe and Robert Costa

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) urged his House Republican colleagues Tuesday to put the brakes on attempts to overhaul the nation's immigration laws this year, saying that any agreement reached with the Senate in the coming months would only upset GOP chances of retaking control of the U.S. Senate.

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	"If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures." - Alexander Hamilton "We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates wouldn’t make any sense at all." -- President Ronald Reagan "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." - Thomas Paine 1792 "It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams

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From the article:

Ted Cruz: “And anyone pushing that right now should go ahead and put a ‘Harry Reid for Majority Leader’ bumper sticker on their car.””

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Ted Cruz Ping!

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Please beware, this is a high-volume ping list!

[SharpRightTurn]

“I guarantee you President Obama and Harry Reid are dancing in their offices at the desire of the Washington beltway crowd to light themselves on fire.”

Great quote. Self-immolation by the Republican “leadership.”

[Paladin2]

TC is too smart for McConnell to comprehend.

[SeminoleCounty]

Ted Cruz: “And anyone pushing that right now should go ahead and put a ‘Harry Reid for Majority Leader’ bumper sticker on their car.””...

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And why Sen Cruz needs to be the GOP Presidential nominee in 2016...only one trying to make sense of this

[Ray76]

Boehner at al will destroy the Republican party to advance the agenda. Every day that the Republicans allow this jacka** to be Speaker strengthens their complicity. A pox on them all.

[Ray76]

The mask is off, Boehner is a Democrat.

[Theodore R.]

Boehner can’t switch parties because he likes his cigarettes, and cuts his own lawn, putting needy gardeners out of work.

[Finny]

Yep.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Cruz is wishy-washy on immigration.

[Cen-Tejas]

How so?

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

He’s never spoken out against it, just simply voted against it. He’s not passionate in opposing it as he is with Obamacare.

[Nachum]

[lodi90]

LOL. That photo does sum up about where we are at.

[Cen-Tejas]

..........I agree that he is not “as passionate” on immigration as he is Obamacare. Maybe it is because he really wants the subject to go away until after the election.

[Guenevere]

Bttt

[SoConPubbie]

Cruz is wishy-washy on immigration.

He's the rock of Gibraltar in comparison to Rand Paul with his own Amnesty Program.

He's head and shoulders above any other potential Presidential candidate as well.

He has stated unambiguously and emphatically that Illegal Aliens should never be give the vote.

[SoConPubbie]

Cruz is wishy-washy on immigration.

Immigration or Illegal Immigration?

[SoConPubbie]

He’s never spoken out against it, just simply voted against it. He’s not passionate in opposing it as he is with Obamacare.

Summary

SG Cruz states that he supports valid US immigration laws and opposes amnesty. In July of 2011, SG stated in an interview with Conservatives in Action that he opposed the DREAM Act. He also stated that he was categorically opposed to amnesty.

In an interview with Right Wing News in 2011, SG Cruz stated that in a post 9-11 world we have to enforce the border. He also noted the differences between legal and illegal immigration.

In a July 2011 interview with BattleSwarm Blog, SG Cruz stated that he strongly opposed to illegal immigration and categorically opposed amnesty. He noted that this included the so-called "paths to citizenship."

 

Conservatives in Action

In July of 2011, SG Cruz was interviewed by the website Conservatives in Action. He was asked about his support for the DREAm Act and states that he does not support the legislation.

On Immigration I do know that you want to secure the border.

Absolutely!

and after you secure the border and after you become one of our senators, what do you think of the Dream Act?

I do not support the Dream Act and categorically oppose amnesty. I categorically oppose amnesty and I strongly support legal immigration for those that have followed the rules and come here to pursue the American dream.

 

Right Wing News Interview

In 2011, SG Cruz was interviewed by Right Wing News and asked about the line between getting hispanic votes and enforcing valid immigration laws.

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Battleswarm Interview

In July of 2011, SG Cruz was interviewed by BattleSwarm and was asked about immigration policy. He asserts that he opposes amnesty in all forms, including a pathway to citizenship for illegals.

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Fox 26 Interview

In April of 2012, SG Cruz was interviewed on the local fox affiliate and was asked about immigration. He stated that he opposed amnesty in all forms and that the problem needed to be addressed.

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Hot Air Interview

In May of 2012, SG Cruz was interviewed by Hot Air and was asked about his previous immigration statements. He reasserts in those statements his support for enforcing US immigration law.

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Campaign Website Statements 

Securing Our Nation's Borders

Ted Cruz has worked to strengthen border security and help ensure that America remains a nation of laws. Among other efforts, he has worked on efforts to increase penalties for felons who enter the country illegally.

Authored a U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief on behalf of 10 states in Lopez v. Gonzales, urging the strictest enforcement of laws punishing those with prior felony convictions who entered the country illegally.