And not all Spanish Speakers are the same nor do they all like each other, Cubans and Mexicans don’t get along, so Mexicans will really not like Cruz. So there’s no point in Cruz trying to pander to them.
If you really wanna wig out a Mexican, ask them why they speak the language of the invading army that destroyed their ethnic culture!
The majority do not know that “Spanish”, is not native to Mexico.