Posted on 01/05/2016 8:29:20 AM PST by conservativejoy
Ted Cruz: Trump Will Let Deported Immigrants Back In, I Won't
"He's advocated allowing folks to come back in and become citizens. I oppose that."
Ted Cruz said during an appearance in Iowa on Monday that there's a difference between him and Donald Trump on immigration.
The Texas senator, who is leading the field of Republican presidential candidates in Iowa according to the latest polls, was asked by a man in the state if, like Trump, he believed that all undocumented immigrants should be deported.
Cruz replied, "Absolutely yes."
"And in fact, look, there's a difference," said Cruz. "He's advocated allowing folks to come back in and become citizens. I oppose that."
Cruz is on a six-day trip around the state to shore up support for his candidacy. He made the remarks during an appearance in Boone. The video of the exchange was uploaded to YouTube on Tuesday.
Here's a transcript of the exchange:
QUESTIONER: Both you and Donald Trump are really strong on immigration, but he supports deporting all the illegal immigrants. Are you willing to say the same?
TED CRUZ: Absolutely, yes. We should enforce the law.
Q: All?
T.C.: We should enforce the law.
Q: Ok.
T.C.: And in fact, look, there's a difference. He's advocated allowing folks to come back in and become citizens. I oppose that.
Q: So no citizens and all of them?
T.C.: So, if you read I have a very detailed 11-page immigration proposal that's on my website it's TedCruz.org. It was designed with Steve King and Jeff Sessions were the two who sat down with me to prepare it and it is enforce the law across the board.
Iowa trash talk.
Cruz is known for doing what he says he’ll do. The trash talk is for wrestling promoters.
“trash talk” is ok because Cruz is doing it?
Trump does it, and it’s “OMG that POS SOB CArnaival barker fake conservative slimy fake hair hillary stalking horse is slandering Ted”!!!!
And of course because Cruz says it, it’s as good as already done....because reasons. (dont ask for details)
So Cruz is against legal immigration ?
Oh wow, now he’s the tough one on immigration. I posted several links where Cruz said ‘we’ll talk about what to do with the rest of them after we’ve shown the American people we’re serious about sealing the border’.
Then there was that little problem with his support to let non-criminal illegals stay. Cruz is still my second choice but I’m not liking these political shows.
“He’s advocated allowing folks to come back in and become citizens. I oppose that.”
That’s foolish, and a losing position.
For all the polling that shows Cruz with a lead in Iowa, he isn’t campaigning as such...especially with the “worried sick” emails asking for more money. Perhaps the internals are showing it’s closer or it maybe just a reply to Trump’s latest add...which by the way, the pundits said he would never spend his own money...
Cruz and Sessions wrote legislation to protect American Jobs from immigration. As far as allowing illegals to come back, that has never made sense. We go to the tremendous expense to export them, then Trump wants us to go to the expense to expedite them back in. If they have to be deported, they should be GONE, period.
Trump is not spending his own money. Trump made loans to his campaign which he is paying back to himself from donations. In addition, 30% of the money Trumps campaign spends is being paid to his own companies. He’s making out like a bandit.
Smart...very smart. Imagine what he could do with the budget with a Congress that gives a S—t.
It's not trash talk at all.
He's not insulting Trump, he's drawing a distinction between policies. That's allowed -- even against the mighty Trump.
Smart guy, he knows who to run for president and make money in the process.
Just think what he could do for the United States
That is the kind of thinking we need
The idea that Trump is not owned by billionaires is a fallacy. He has simply cut out the middleman. He will no longer buy favors from politicians, he will have the power himself.
“He’s advocated allowing folks to come back in and become citizens. I oppose that.”
Really, Trump has stated who he will allow back, described who he will allow back in, and it ain’t the majority.
Oh, yeah, Trump’s “the good ones”. I reject the premise. If they have to be deported, they are criminals and I want them Gone for Good!
Oh BS CJ, there many hardworking mexicans here doing skilled labor jobs because there is a shortage of skilled American labor to do those jobs. Many have been living here for many years and are law abiding. I would welcome them back if they are documented tax paying citizens. The culture in the past was to come here to the states and start a new life and we, this country, our government, allowed that to happen without consequence . Had been that way for a hundred years or more. Along with that good group are also some undesirables, Those are the ones we don’t want let back in, the gang bangers and drug dealers, the rapist, the thieves they need to stay out but there are thousands of hard working law abiding mexicans I would be proud to call a neighbor.
I wonder if that’s why Cruz is doing well in California? Or if clarification of his immigration stance is too new to be affecting the polls yet.
I wonder if that’s why Cruz is doing well in California? Or if clarification of his immigration stance is too new to be affecting the polls yet.
Cruz hired a bunch of seasoned neocons to run his campaign. No thanks, Mr.Cruz.
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