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To: justlittleoleme

Rafael’s father fought for Castro as a communist.

Your point again?


71 posted on 01/20/2016 8:50:21 PM PST by datura (Proud Infidel)
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To: datura
He said his father began fighting against Batista's regime when he was 14, in 1953. When the elder Cruz was 17, he was imprisoned and tortured by Batista's government, his son said. The next year, 1957, Rafael Cruz legally went to Texas on a student visa issued by the Batista regime, Ted Cruz said.

Ted Cruz, who opposes amnesty for illegal immigrants, said at no time was his father an illegal immigrant. He said his father, who graduated from the University of Texas in 1961, eventually became a permanent legal resident. The elder Cruz is now a U.S. citizen, living in Carrollton, his son said.

Ted Cruz said his father described himself as among young teenage boys who fought Batista and allied with Castro's forces because “they didn’t know Castro was a Communist, what they knew was that Batista was a cruel and oppressive dictator.”

Cruz said his father became a staunch critic of Castro, along with several family members who remained in Cuba, when the rebel leader took control and began seizing private property and suppressing dissent. Rafael Cruz’ younger sister and their parents eventually made it to the U.S. during the 1960s, Ted Cruz said.

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If you know the least bit about Cruz’ father you would know he is no communist.
Trump's Wife and Wife's Father, no clue beyond seeing his registration for the communist party.
If you attack Heidi, expect trumps’ foreign born wives to be attacked as well

88 posted on 01/20/2016 9:13:43 PM PST by justlittleoleme (Cruz or Lose, Trump is a populist progressive liberal.)
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