Cruz should clarify his comments, to say his comment refered just to New York City, and are caused by the liberal welfare regime that both pushes out people with good values, and retains those with the wrong kinds of values.
And then add ...
When NYC retains its people, they’re not retaining their best. They’re not retaining you. They’re retaining people that have lots of problems, and they’re spreading those problems among us. They’re spreading drugs. They’re spreading crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.
He basically did. He meant liberal democrat values.
I see what you did there.....