[circlecity]

I am a Cruz man but I will admit he has some problem areas this chart doesn’t reveal. He voted for the Corker amendment and his position on work visas leaves much to be desired. This is cause for concern. BUT...even with this he is miles better than his competition if one looks purely to the issues.

[Isara]

I am a Cruz man but I will admit he has some problem areas this chart doesn’t reveal. He voted for the Corker amendment and his position on work visas leaves much to be desired. This is cause for concern. BUT...even with this he is miles better than his competition if one looks purely to the issues.

I'll post the links only for people who still want to know the facts.

Corker Bill:

• Sen. Cruz: Congress Must Approve Any Iran Deal
  Cruz, Toomey file amendment to give Congress more power over Obama’s Iran deal
• Ted Cruz: Why I voted YES for Corker Iran bill
  He made lemonade out of a lemon bill.

Ted Cruz's Record of defending U.S. Sovereignty:

• Fought and won a landmark ruling for U.S. sovereignty in Medellin v. Texas at the U.S. Supreme Court against 90 foreign nations and the President to ensure the supremacy of U.S. legal system against encroachment by international treaties and rulings of the “World Court.”
• Cosponsored a resolution urging the president not to sign the UN Arms Treaty, which would have subordinated the Second Amendments rights of American citizens to global interests.

H1B Visa:

Do you know the story behind the H1B visa stuff?

It was in the middle of a battle which Ted Cruz and a few senators fought against the 'Gang of 8' amnesty bill. He offered an amendment to counteract pro-illegal immigration provisions of the amnesty bill.

I, and many people, are grateful that Ted Cruz led this fight. Otherwise, they would have approved amnesty already.

Remember this fight in 2013?

Ted Cruz Crushes Amnesty Proponents: Compares 'Gang of 8' Bill to 'Obamacare' (Video)

Ted Cruz Exposes the Amnesty Bill... $5000 Penalty for Hiring Citizens Over Legalized Aliens (Video)

Sen. Cruz Presents Measure to Strengthen, Improve Legal Immigration Offers amendment to increase H-1B visas to help improve, retain high-skilled labor force

Watch the video

[editor-surveyor]

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The Corker amendment is our salvation.

It will permit Cruz to unilaterally discard the Iran ‘deal’ as his first official action as President.

The Corker amendment is what makes Obama’s actions WRT the ‘deal’ criminal.
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[wardaddy]

Cruz is great but flawed

2 points ain’t much

[fatnotlazy]

I've given up on finding the perfect candidate simply because such a creature does not exist. I look for the one who most closely conforms to my values and beliefs, who has demonstrated a respect for the Constitution and the rule of law, who loves the US and will represent everyone, not just a select few. I happen to think Ted Cruz is the one who fits best in all categories.

The last 2 presidential elections, we have had little to choose from. We now have a good mix of liberals, phony conservatives and real conservatives. We must choose wisely. We need someone to pull us back from the brink. If we continue to reject potentially strong and effective leaders on the basis of one or two issues, we will end up with yet another socialist at the helm. Then all will be lost.

[JediJones]

Work visas aren’t really a problem. Anyone who comes here has to pay for our cost of living so it can’t depress wages that much. The big problem is unqualified illegals swarming over the border to not work and get on welfare bennies. And if you want to be protectionist, companies sending jobs overseas is surely much more of a threat to our workers than people coming here with work visas. That allows them to reduce their labor costs much more severely.

If there are enough workers that can be brought in here to do a job, why should our laws try to freeze the amount of workers at a low rate and freeze those wages at an artificially high level? The whole purpose of an economy is to produce goods and services at the LOWEST possible cost. The purpose of production is to serve the consumer, not the worker.

[CyberAnt]

I can’t figure out why everybody is having such a terrible time with the H1-B Visa .. and then I discover that the rule regarding that Visa has been changed.

I firmly believe that Ted associates the H1-B Visa with highly skilled engineers and the like. He’s wanting to import people with highly honed manufacturing skills .. skills that can put America back to work.

Guess I’ll have to discuss with his office to find out the truth .. nobody on FR seems to know it.