Ted Cruz’s despicable immigration strategy: Tea Party favorite attempts to drive racial wedge

Salon ^ | December 3, 2014 | Luke Brinker

[2ndDivisionVet]

Senator claims that President Obama's immigration action hurts African Americans.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is intent on pulling out all the stops to block President Barack Obama’s executive action offering deportation relief for up to 5 million unauthorized immigrants. The pioneer of the 2013 government shutdown is pushing congressional conservatives to defund the president’s action in a must-pass spending bill, and has declared that “not a single presidential nominee” should be confirmed to any post if Obama moves forward with his “illegal amnesty.” On Wednesday, Cruz sank to a new low in his anti-immigration crusade, attempting to drive a wedge between Latinos and African Americans.

Speaking at a press conference today, the senator asserted that Obama’s immigration policy is “fundamentally unfair” to black people.

“Amnesty is fundamentally unfair to the millions of legal immigrants who followed the rules and came here legally,” Cruz said, per Talking Points Memo’s Daniel Strauss. “Amnesty is fundamentally unfair to the 92 Americans who aren’t working here right now. Amnesty is fundamentally unfair to the African American community that’s facing historic unemployment.”

The great warrior for racial justice may not be aware that the economic literature shows that immigrants actually don’t rob other groups of jobs, despite what many conservatives cynically claim.

If Cruz is actually interested in addressing African American unemployment, there are a number of policies he could support: eradicating institutional inequities in the criminal justice system, massive investments in public education and job training programs, public works projects, and beefed-up enforcement of policies that aim to combat workplace discrimination.

We’re waiting, senator.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Translation: This will open the eyes of some black people, and we can't have that!!

"...massive investments in public education and job training programs..."

Does Luke have ANY IDEA how much the federal, state and local governments spend every year on those two things?

[Travis McGee]

Too bad I can't post this on Salon.

[GeronL]

So if Ted can get 40% of the Hispanic vote and increase his share of the black vote, this is racist.... not getting minority votes is apparently racist too

can’t win situation I guess

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Attempt to drive racial wedge? Ha! See Obama for that skill. Immigration is about respecting our laws.

[Dr. Thorne]

Isn't one of Alinsky's stratagems to accuse your enemy of what you yourself are doing?

[Billthedrill]

This from the party of all-racism-all-the-time? I’m not listening. Hypocrites.

[Bubba_Leroy]

[Fresh Wind]

THIS Luke Brinker?

[JennysCool]

I’ve noticed a trend lately where liberal writers propose things that liberals have been trying and failing at for years as “new” solutions” to problems They truly are bankrupt of ideas.

[Uncle Miltie]

"The great warrior for racial justice may not be aware that the economic literature shows that immigrants actually don’t rob other groups of jobs, despite what many conservatives cynically claim."

Yeah, the laws of Supply and Demand have been suspended. Massive new supply of low-skill illegal (hispanic) labor does not drive down the price the of low-skill legal (black) labor.

Idiot. Econ 101 Fail.

[BitWielder1]

So the left calls it racism when someone else is pointing out racial disparities.

[goldstategop]

Hey Luke, Big Government couldn’t prevent Ferguson from being set alight.

What makes you think it can nurture a decent, kinder and gentler human being? You must be smoking crack.

Please explain how eradicating institutional inequities in the criminal justice system, massive investments in public education and job training programs, public works projects, and beefed-up enforcement of policies that aim to combat workplace discrimination - will bring all that about in the future.

[workerbee]

the economic literature shows that immigrants actually don’t rob other groups of jobs, despite what many conservatives cynically claim.

Oh, well gosh. I guess it's all settled then, isn't it, little boy?

Only a child could expect a thinking adult to read this sentence and accept it at face value. Where's the supporting material and who wrote it, you assinine little Democrat bootlicker?

[2ndDivisionVet]

This is where the conservative party starts (like the UKIP in Britain). After 2014 mid terms where they immediately RINO’ed out. You are witnessing history.

[NorthMountain]

“Amnesty is fundamentally unfair to the millions of legal immigrants who followed the rules and came here legally,” Cruz said, per Talking Points Memo’s Daniel Strauss. “Amnesty is fundamentally unfair to the 92 Americans who aren’t working here right now. Amnesty is fundamentally unfair to the African American community that’s facing historic unemployment.”

Well said.

Naturally, the truth is intolerable to the Simpering Sodomites of Salon.

[2ndDivisionVet]

He’s a deputy editor over there, I wish I was kidding.

[Salgak]

Hey Salon. . .

. . .your Race Card has expired. . . .

[DJ MacWoW]

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[Mozilla]

AMEN to Hispanic Ted Cruz

[eyeamok]

I spent close to $10,000 The LEGAL WAY to get my Wife a Green Card. FUBO

Deport ALL OF THEM!!