Posted on 11/10/2015 10:03:46 PM PST by Isara
Senator Ted Cruz said tonight that if illegal immigrants were bankers or lawyers or taking jobs in America's newsrooms, "we would see stories about the economic calamity that is befalling our nation." Here's his full answer on immigration:
What was said was right, the Democrats are laughing because if Republicans join Democrats as the party of amnesty, we will lose. And you know, I understand that when the mainstream media covers immigration, it doesn't often see it as an economic issue. But I can tell you for millions of Americans at home, watching this, it is a very personal economic issue. And I will say the politics of it would be very, very different if a bunch of lawyers or bankers were crossing the Rio Grande. Or if a bunch of people with journalism degrees were coming over and driving down the wages in the press. Then we would see stories about the economic calamity that is befalling our nation. And I will say for those of us who believe people ought to come to this country legally and we should enforce the law, we're tired of being told, it is anti-immigrant. It's offensive.
I am the son of an immigrant who came legally from Cuba. To seek the American dream. And we can embrace legal immigration while believing in the rule of law. And I would note, try going illegally to another country. Try going to China or Japan. Try to go into Mexico. See what they do. Every sovereign nation secures its borders and it is not compassionate to say we're not going to enforce the laws and we're going to drive down the wages for millions of hard-working men and women. That is abandoning the hard-working men and women.
Cruz's comments about immigration and allowing the banks to fail did position him to inherit most of Trump's supporters should Trump start to tank.
Ben Carson (insofar as he can even articulate coherent policy positions) is closer to Jeb or Rubio than to either Trump or Cruz, so I think that in the end most of Carson's fans will fall in line with the establishment.
My wife’s favorite line. It’s funny and maybe, just maybe, it might make the Democrat media think.
New tagline.
I was really impressed with Croz last nifgt. Watched it on the big screen with 200 others at a GOP County “debate watch” party. Croz got the biggest ovation. Everyone there was very pleased with the debate, the moderators were serious about keeping it pretty fair and at a higher level, no stupid snipes, jus serious questions. I appreciate their offering Carson a minute to speak to the character assassination attempts from this week.
I think that line by Cruz was the best of the night. The 2nd best was Rand Paul telling Trump that China was not a party to the TPP agreement. And the third was Rand Paul telling Carly that not talking to Putin was not what Reagan would have done... and that it was Jr High stuff.
It was the perfect way to frame the reason why the media ignores the issue. Clever, witty, biting and memorable. A perfectly crafted sound bite.
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