Anything I post is not because I'm against Cruz, as I said he's my 2nd choice, but I think we lose it all if they topple Trump.
No President can “fix” the economy. Cruz is more likely to simply let the government shrink and get out of the way and let the economy fix itself. Trump is more inclined to threaten and push companies around and try to make them do things his way because he thinks he’s a “smarter leader.”
Cruz has already had to win an election (the Texas primary was the hard one) and he’s already had to deal with the media breathing down his neck during Obama’s shutdown. I think his approach will be Reaganesque, being forceful and unequivocal but doing it with a smile and civility. I think it will be more effective than Trump’s more vulgar, vindictive approach.
No one has a clear picture of “amnesty” under Trump or Cruz, since Trump is pledging to let illegals back in in an expedited process (he says that whenever anyone tells him the illegals leaving will cause businesses to lose too many workers and shut down). Deport them all permanently isn’t being said by anyone. But we do know Rubio, Cruz, Bush, etc. are more explicitly pro-amnesty than the other leading candidates.
I misspoke there, meant to say Rubio, KASICH and Bush are more pro-amnesty than the others. Sorry, Ted. :)