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“Is he for or against torturing terrorists and killing their families?”

Changed his mind - and i am glad as has previous position bothered me - he is against it. I do not believe the US should be torturing anyone.

“Is he for or against an assault weapons ban?”

He is against it and has a published position on his website dealing with national CC. What dis Cruz think of this issue in 1990? This has been gone over so many times it is simply tiring to keep answering the question. I suggest you look at the interview his son did in Las Vegas to see how he described his father’s position.

https://youtu.be/1IqfRbjcpDY

“Is he for or against permitting skilled foreigners to stay here on H1B visas?”

Is willing to allow some has not, to my knowledge given a number, he has changed his mind or position on this but I think the current position is reasonable provided he does not, like Ted Cruz want to expand the H1B visa program exponentially.

“Was he for or against the Iraq war?”

Both, he was against starting it but has rather consistently said that once started it should be fought to be won and that the US should stay as long as needed to ensure the victory was not in vain.

“Does he want to keep or scrap the healthcare mandate of Obamacare?”

He has a published position on his website, the mandate goes, Obama Care is repealed

“Does he want to keep Muslims out of the country or accept Syrian refugees in?”

He wants to create a safe area in the Middle East with funds solicited from Gulf States and help them where they are rather than bringing them here. When the turmoil in Syria ends they should return to Syria. He has said this over and over

Ted Cruz want to expand the H1B visa program exponentially.

False. From https://www.tedcruz.org/cruz-immigration-plan/:

Amend the H-1B visa program to fulfill its original purpose: Work with Congress to pass reform legislation for the H-1B visa program that will:

Create an advanced degree requirement: Only individuals with advanced degrees in their respective fields may be brought to the United States with an H-1B visa. And preference will be given to those with advanced degrees from American universities.
Create a "layoff cool-off" period for all H-1B visa applications: Companies must wait one or two years between laying off a worker and bringing in any H-1B foreign workers to ensure that the program is not used to displace American workers.
Establish accreditation or recognition requirements for overseas schools: The recent lack of federal oversight of the H-1B visa program has fueled a cottage industry of diploma mills. Foreign academic institutions must meet minimum accreditation standards at least as stringent as those imposed on American universities in order to qualify for the advanced-degree requirement.
Require sworn affidavits describing domestic hiring efforts: Companies will provide sworn statements and documentation that detail their efforts to hire Americans before requesting foreign workers through the H-1B visa program. Individuals who make false statements in these affidavits will be subject to perjury charges.
Suspend companies from H-1B visa eligibility for failure to help foreign workers obtain green cards: Many companies misuse the H-1B visa program to train foreign workers that they intend to send back overseas to compete with America. The law must impose additional requirements on employers to pursue Legal Permanent Resident status on behalf of their H-1B visa-based foreign workers, or risk loss of access to the program.

"Ted Cruz, Jeff Sessions Roll Out Antidote To Broken H-1B Program: American Jobs First Act" - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3371276/posts

"Ted Cruz Explains why His Position on H-1B Visas Has Changed" - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3376485/posts