You have put your finger on exactly why so many conservatives do not trust or believe Cruz. Namely, the fact that he talks about walls and border security ***when he’s running for office***, and then goes silent on the issue as soon as he’s elected.
This is the absolute truth. In 2011 Cruz was running for the Senate. That is why you found the border security quote from that time frame.
Next Cruz goes to DC and we hear no more about the wall. Fact.
Cruz announces presidential run. No mention of lost sovereignty, no mention of wall.
Trump gets in and hammers the wall and our lost sovereignty.
***Eventually*** Cruz chimes in.
Can you see why people who prioritize sovereignty simply do not trust him? Personally, I put the odds of getting a wall in a Cruz presidency at zero. If you think otherwise, then please explain why Senator Cruz clammed up on the subject until many mos after Trump started thrashing it.
Yet another misinformed Trump supporter
May 9, 2013... http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2013/05/sen-ted-cruzs-border-security-amendment-to-immigration-legislation-voted-down.html/
A Senate committee rejected an immigration-legislation amendment offered by Sen. Ted Cruz today that would have added significant security resources along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Pray tell, what office was he running for in 2013?
SMH