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Ted Cruz: 'I don't think I've ever seen an Hispanic panhandler'
Business Insider ^ | April 29, 2015 | Colin Campbell

Posted on 04/29/2015 1:34:44 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Presidential candidate and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said on Wednesday that he has never seen a Hispanic person begging for money on the street.

"I don't think I've ever seen an Hispanic panhandler. And the reason is: In our community it would be shameful to be begging on the street," Cruz said.

Cruz, who is of Cuban descent, made the point while speaking in Washington at a question-and-answer session with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

He used the example to argue the Republican Party should be able to compete for the Latino vote. Hispanics, Cruz said, share many of the same values that are championed by GOP leaders....

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: aliens; beggars; begging; hispanics; tedcruz
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Sorry you know so little about the topic.


141 posted on 04/30/2015 3:34:26 PM PDT by Dagnabitt (Islamic Immigration is Treason)
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To: ziravan
The Hispanic community at large has a culture that fits in much better with Republicans than democrats.

Mexifornia begs to differ.

142 posted on 04/30/2015 3:35:45 PM PDT by Dagnabitt (Islamic Immigration is Treason)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Your long slow climb out of embarrassing ignorance starts today.

Lesson one:

Ted Cruz the Presidential Candidate Who Wants to Increase the H1-b Cap by 500 Percent

You're welcome.

143 posted on 04/30/2015 3:41:27 PM PDT by Dagnabitt (Islamic Immigration is Treason)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Good lord………there’s been mexican beggars in the San Fernando valley for decades. Cruz need to work a different topic for a while.


144 posted on 04/30/2015 3:43:00 PM PDT by moehoward
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To: Dagnabitt

Legal immigration, work permits and illegal immigration. One of these things is not like the other.


145 posted on 04/30/2015 3:48:27 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: Dagnabitt

I worked at the state unemployment office for 15 years and another 20 as a recruiter and you’re going to teach me about H1-B visas? Why not go instruct Bobby Flay on cooking and once you’re done there look me up, okay?


146 posted on 04/30/2015 4:00:00 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Fascinating.

It remands me of an aspect of my 20+ years of conducting/supervising embassy visa interviews and processing of H-1bs (and every other type of non-immigrant and immigrant visa) -- when I had the honor of declining and returning to INS/DHS hundreds of BS/fraudulent H1-B petitions from shady employers and "recruiters".

Lesson Two: The good Senator himself, speaking on his wish to open the employment-visa floodgates:

VIDEO: Sen. Cruz Amendment to Immigration Legislation to Increase H-1B Visas

147 posted on 04/30/2015 5:22:04 PM PDT by Dagnabitt (Islamic Immigration is Treason)
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To: wolfman23601
but we don’t really have an illegal alien problem in my town.

Does your town have a name?

148 posted on 04/30/2015 6:29:07 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He needs to quit talking off script. I will wait for the Cruze worshiper to swoop in. Why do people act like politicians are religiouse saviors at times. Fact is this is a stupid comment but a lot less stupid than the others.


149 posted on 04/30/2015 6:50:02 PM PDT by wgmalabama
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To: dragnet2

Newport News


150 posted on 04/30/2015 6:53:37 PM PDT by wolfman23601
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To: wolfman23601
we don’t really have an illegal alien problem in my town.

Based on your comment, I would guess that means you're not familiar with and or not lived in venues where rampant immigration, legal and illegal has occurred.

151 posted on 04/30/2015 9:42:09 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dragnet2

We have a lot of English and Greek immigrants and some Japanese. Our Mexican population is 2.5%. No idea how many are legal vs illegal. I think most of them work or own local Mexican restaurants with a small handful scattered elsewhere. So they aren’t the issue here they are in other areas. They are pretty bad in Richmond though, which is about an hour away.


152 posted on 05/01/2015 3:29:32 AM PDT by wolfman23601
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To: wolfman23601
So you don't live in an area with illegal issues, nor do you live in an area with many immigration issues. I understand that.

You don't seem very familiar with what reckless destructive immigration policies and lawless violent borders have done to America.

You've never seen a Hispanic panhander Mr. wolfman23601?

Speaking of handouts and beggers, have you ever seen Hispanics by the millions choking off heath services, welfare, and everything else, while displaying total disrespect for our laws and rules?

Have you ever seen violent Hispanic gangsters, murderers, drug dealers or rapists?

You seem to live a pretty isolated life with little first hand knowledge of what's happening in the U.S. due to endless millions of immigrants and illegals pouring in.

Cheers.

153 posted on 05/01/2015 6:46:33 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dragnet2

What is your point? We agree on illegal immigration.


154 posted on 05/01/2015 7:18:15 PM PDT by wolfman23601
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