Posted on 11/19/2015 2:24:32 PM PST by Kaslin
It's official! Sen. Ted Cruz's immigration plan trumps Trump's!
I expected that the unveiling of his plan would take a back seat to the Islamic terrorist attack in Paris, France, and rightfully so. However, in lieu of the chaos, presidents will be forced to make many decisions during their tenure that will affect the safety and security of the American people. The Paris attack gave us a chance to see how our candidates would respond if an event like that occured during their administration. In a world with an ever increasing threat of an ISIS attack, immigration is no longer a matter of migration and sovereignty alone - it's a matter of national security.
I attended a rally for Sen. Ted Cruz last Friday. It was held at Faith Assembly of God, a local mega-church in Orlando, Florida. Sen. Cruz made a brief appearance in order to give a speech and shake hands with some of his supporters. He, along with all of the other GOP presidential candidates, was scheduled to speak at the Sunshine Summit across town. As an esteemed member of the press (yeah right), I was handed two sheets of paper prior to his arrival at the church from a member of his campaign team.
What I read made it clear that our federal government, particularly the White House, would no longer be in the business of importing terrorists or exporting American jobs under a Cruz administration.
Cruz's plan doesn't explicitly address the deportation of the estimated 11 million illegal foreigners residing within our nation's borders currently. Nonetheless, it's almost certain that self deportation would be the end result of his plan. Self deportation is a more viable option than Donald Trump's plan to corral illegal foreigners and throw them out, considering the divided and often feckless Congress in Washington, D.C.
Sen. Cruz wisely divided his plan into three categories. All of which are essential in restoring our immigration system, Judeo-Christian heritage, healthy job wages and national sovereignty. The plan entails how he would secure the border, restore the rule of law, and reform legal immigration to protect Americans. Within each category Sen. Cruz offered specific and in depth objectives to implement his plan, along with a "promise" to see it through. I've listed them all below in bold face lettering, along with my own brief commentary (not in bold face) as to why each is essential for a border plan going forward:
1.) Secure the border
A.) Build a wall that works. After passing legislation in 2006 to complete a 700 mile fence across our southern border and having it signed by then President George W. Bush, Congress managed to build a menial 36 miles worth of fence. Ted Cruz promised to "complete" the remaining 664 miles worth of concrete enforced fencing.
B. Triple the number of border patrol agents. The federal government is obligated to enforce our border laws. Having more man power will help in that effort and let the countries south of our border know we mean business.
C. Increase vital aerial surveillance and other technology along the border. Although I'm skeptical of the effectiveness of this particular aspect of securing our border security, Sen. Cruz argues that "eyes in the sky and other equipment are necessary to find and detain all illegal entrants."
D.) Finish the biometric tracking system at our nation's ports of entry. Approximately 60 percent of illegal foreigners that enter our country legally on temporary visa programs never leave. A tracking system is crucial to curtail that.
2.) Restore the rule of law.
A.) End President Obama's illegal amnesty. Sen. Cruz promises to rescind each of Obama's 20 executive orders that has fomented illegal immigration his first day in office. Having argued before the Supreme Court nine times, I tend to believe he knows what he's doing.
B.) Increase deportations and end catch-and-release. Deportations and returns have to be taken seriously. Ted Cruz has promised to rededicate the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to "fully enforcing the law."
C.) End sanctuary policies. Sanctuary cities are a spit in the face to those who immigrated to our country legally. They undermine any incentive for illegal foreigners to assimilate. This must be stopped! Three hundred-forty jurisdictions in the U.S. refuse to enforce our immigration laws. Cruz has promised to sign "Kate's law, and deport criminal immigrants."
D.) Prohibit illegal immigrants from receiving financial benefits and strengthen E-Verify. People who broke our border laws don't deserve welfare from U.S. citizens. Additionally, American jobs should go to Americans. This policy will help accomplish that objective.
3.) Reform legal immigration to protect Americans.
A.) Suspend the issuance of all H-1B visas for 180 days to complete a comprehensive investigation and audit of pervasive allegations of abuse of the program. Ted Cruz also promised to "initiate an immediate 90-day investigation and audit" of the H-1B visa program to protect American jobs. I would like more details on this.
B.) Halt any increases in immigration so long as American unemployment remains unacceptably high. Until American workers are near full employment it makes no sense to saturate the low skilled labor market and drive down wages.
C.) Enforce the public-charge doctrine. I love this! If you come to this country it is incumbent upon you and no one else to take care of yourself! Let's restore the "American Dream" not the "Great society."
D.) End birthright citizenship. As a black American it is offensive how our 14th Amendment is being used to justify lawless acts by illegal foreigners when it was written to protect freedmen! Sen. Cruz promises to "take steps to pass legislation or a constitutional amendment to end it."
America is the only industrialized nation in the modern world with weak border policy. Other candidates are "campaigning" about what they'd do to secure the border, but knowing what we know about Sen. Cruz, he's just speaking truth.
Remember back in the day in the late 70s or early 80s of that old AAmco commercial of Trumpanzees, opps, meant Chimpanzees beating a transmission with baseball bats ? Yeah, that’s the one.
Remember that when you encounter a Trumpbot.
Satire at its finest ;)
Agreed.
Trump can appeal to the dumbed-down electorate who value celebrity over substance any way. You can bet Hillary will have a token minority as VP. The only question is black or Hispanic.
So what you are saying is, Cruz has been living off of tax monies for years, from the public! Seems you have a man-crush on Cruz.
You really should not let people know where your goat is tied!
“Just saying”
Good day and have a great night!
So exactly what has Ted Cruz done to violate your trust. What has he as senator or candidate for senate said he would do that he did not do? Has Cruz ever said he would do something and then not done it! Seems to me he is one of the most trustworthy in either house, but perhaps you know better. Did he violate a personal oath, like to stay married until death parts him form his wife?
I think maybe your "trust" has more to do with the girly tingles, than actual history. But the after all Trump is a billionaire alpha stud who is already a media star with monuments built to proclaim his awesomeness, Cruz is more like Winston Churchill than Mick Jagger or Charlie Sheen - Eww !
Issue a full pardon and restoration of wages to Border Patrol officers Ramos and Compean who were outrageously and falsely prosecuted by the Bush administration, and place them in command positions in the Border Patrol.
This will restore honor to the agency.
Winning is really only that if we elect a conservative. But, as always, we give lip service to that basic truth for three years. Then when election time rolls around, some of us break off and run to the shiny thing that we think is "electable."
Dole, McCain, Romney...they were all "electable." Some of us never, ever learn.
I guess you subscribe to the POV of another Trump supporter, who told me that winning was the only principle he cared about.
You know, you and some other Cruz supporters are vile with your insults. Guaranteed, this particular voter will not now or in the future vote for him, I do not wish to be associated with people that do this.
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GG2 is showing her “concern.”
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You’re not helping Cruz at all.
Ted Cruz will attract “ conservative “ Voters, isn’t what this whole Free Republic site is all about ?
Conservatism.
But when people advocate that the abortion , gay rights and marriage issue is not important and that a certain candidate will even appeal to bluedog Union Democrats then they should go on over to Democrats Under Ground website to promote their “ broad appeal “ candidate.
Not here on Free Republic.
I know it means a lot to you Trump fans to think that old gasbag is some kind of John Wayne alpha male, but you're 100% wrong about Cruz's strategy.
He has said many times that negative attacks aren't his style. He prefers to stick to the Constitution and the issues. He campaigned the same way when he ran for the Senate.
It has nothing to do with Trump specifically.
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Dutchess, baby, we have never entertained any illusions of you supporting any conservative patriot.
(just to set your mind at ease, so you can get a good night’s sleep.)
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Trump would be better off sticking to his immigration paper. However, unless the laws are changed as to who can enter this country legally, the idea that most of the illegals can get back in legally is a pipe dream.
Oh! Oh! I know it was Obama! Right? But, Obama isn't the worst president we've seen in our lifetime because he had 3 years when he became POTUS, he's the worst president because he is a committed leftist statist who pushes through a liberal agenda that hurts the populus and makes America vulnerable.
Cruz, is a committed conservative, quite possibly the best candidate since Reagan who will push through conservative policies that will get the economy moving and restore American strength and respect in the world. It doesn't matter if Cruz has 3 years in the senate or never was governor, what matters is that he will push through conservative legislation that will benefit all of us and undo the damage Obama has caused.
Ted Cruz does not violate my trust he just has an immigration policy I don’t care for. Until last week the word deport never crossed his lips. Actually he’s been very cagey about it hoping he could just continue to say he’s not for amnesty and slide by. But Trump has forced Cruz’s hand.
The truth is as I have stated before. Ted Cruz has no plan to deport anybody. He is going to let them all stay and legalize 11-20 million illegal aliens. That is amnesty anyway you cut the cake. If you are not going to actively search for and deport illegals you will not get rid of them.
If you legalize people as Ted Cruz has said he will do they will get work permits which means Everify will say they are OK. There will be no self deportation and a few years down the road they will all be given a path to citizenship.
Ted Cruz is a real smart guy and he can parse words better than Bill Clinton. So when he tells you he is not for amnesty what he is really telling you is that he is only going to give them partial amnesty and let somebody else finish it off down the road.
Well, well, well, Donald Trump supporters backdoor amnesty after all....
WHAT A SURPRISE TO THE TRUMP SUPPORTERS !
WE TOLD YOU SO !
WE TOLD YOU TRUMP SUPPORTERS THAT TRUMP IS JUST PULLING YOU CHAINS AND SETTING YOU GUYS UP !
BUT NO !
YOU WOULD NOT LISEN TO US, YOU DRANK TO MUCH OF TRUMP’S KOOLAID.
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