> “First, he supports legalizing and keeping 12,000,000 people here.”
I respect you’re being man enough to apologize but you’re still off. Cruz supporting the legalization of illegals is fiction created by the NY Times and it is surprising to see some posters here getting snookered by it. But long time Freepers have seen the lies, twists and spin of the NY Times thousands of times since FR was born.
As I posted previously in this thread, here is the real Ted Cruz on the subject of illegals:
“Ted Cruz Vows To Oppose Any Path To Legalization for Undocumented Immigrants”
“Sen. Ted Cruz is dead set against any path to legalization for undocumented immigrants, unless it sends them on a detour back to their native countries, he told talk show host Sean Hannity in an interview on Monday.”
“Ted Cruz Vows To Oppose Any Path To Legalization for Undocumented Immigrants”
Unfortunately this statement was made 6 months before the New York Times story, and while I respect the words of FReepers, I still trust published news sources more - especially when I cannot find anyone refuting the story (if you have something, please link me to it).
Your link was from prior to the Senate debate and passing of the bill...and I suspect that Cruz hadn’t thought it out too carefully before speaking. But after the summer of 2013, EVERYONE involved in the debate knew exactly what their words meant.
Cruz’s position is still a LOT BETTER than Cantor, as Cantor will destroy this country for my kids - whereas Cruz’s position destroys the country for my grandkids - and I won’t be around for that. And if Cruz results in nothing getting done, that is FAR BETTER than either his own position or that of the Senate bill.
We need to hold our leaders accountable...no matter how awesome they are (and Cruz is certainly awesome otherwise).
Very simple question. From the article that you are basing your comments about Cruz, can you copy and paste a DIRECT QUOTE from him that says the words THAT YOU ARE PUTTING IN QUOTES? The words YOU PUT IN QUOTES are the interpretation of the writer. They are not Ted Cruz’s words.
Here’s what you printed:
“Sen. Ted Cruz is dead set against any path to legalization for undocumented immigrants, unless it sends them on a detour back to their native countries, he told talk show host Sean Hannity in an interview on Monday.”
Here’s how it is written in the article:
Sen. Ted Cruz is dead set against any path to legalization for undocumented immigrants, unless it sends them on a detour back to their native countries, he told talk show host Sean Hannity in an interview on Monday.
Notice the difference? You put quotes as though Cruz said it but the FACT is that he did NOT say that. THOSE ARE THE WORDS OF THE WRITER AS HE INTERPRETED WHAT CRUZ SAID. DO YOU GET THAT????