Posted on 08/19/2015 1:09:58 PM PDT by VinL
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Wednesday that he "absolutely" supports ending birthright citizenship, suggesting that has been his position for years. "Absolutely. We should end granting automatic birthright citizenship to the children of those who are here illegally," Cruz, who is running for president, said during an interview with the Michael Medved Show. "That has been my position from the very first day of my running for the Senate."
Cruz's comments come after Donald Trump's immigration proposal has sparked a debate among Republican presidential candidates and forced the issue into the media spotlight.
A proposal, released by Trump on Sunday, called for building a wall along the southern border, and changing the 14th Amendment to end so-called "birthright citizenship."
Cruz, who has repeatedly praised Trump throughout his presidential campaign, said Wednesday that the businessman, and 2016 frontrunner, is "forcing the mainstream media to talk about issues they don't want to talk about."
But the Texas Republican also sought to galvanize off of Trump's plan, saying that he has offered "virtually every proponent" in legislation and that he "led the fight against amnesty" in the Senate.
"Jeff and I have fought for many of these legislative proposals side by side," Cruz added, referring to Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), who Trump consulted on his immigration proposal.
The tourist does not have an allegiance to our country. Said allegiance is what is meant by “subject to the jurisdiction thereof.”
No we need him as the head of DHS.
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