Your questions, esp. regarding immigration are certainly fair ones. Did you read the MSNBC post here?
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Take immigration. Until recently, Cruz was not just tolerant of immigration, he was a proud spokesman for its alleged social and economic benefits. Just months ago, he would name-check legislation he had introduced to increase the number of high-skilled H1B visas and would tell audiences these workers had created more jobs for native born workers.
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Then Trump happened, along with an uptick in concern about H1B abuses, and Cruz pulled an about-face in tone and position. Last week, he announced a new plan to freeze immigration levels until the economy improves and has taken to warning in his stump speech that undocumented immigrants are stealing work from deserving Americans.
Cruz, whose father left Cuba after being beaten by agents of the Batista regime, also changed his tune on refugees (along with plenty of others in both parties) after the Paris attacks.
“Cruz’s entire strategy has been geared toward winning the primary, but there’s no thought – or at least very little thought – given to how you win the White House.â€
BRIAN WALSH, AN UNALIGNED GOP STRATEGIST
As recently as last February, when ISIS atrocities were in the news, Cruz said in a Fox News interview that America had “welcomed refugees, the tired, huddled masses, for centuries†and that it was possible to screen out possible terrorists among Syrians escaping violence. This week, he introduced legislation to block Muslim – but not Christian – U.S.-bound refugees from Syria and other Middle Eastern states. America, Cruz said, “simply cannot accept refugees from countries that have a significant terrorist presence.â€
This writer (MSNBC) apparently believes the door is open to Christian Syrians. It does show that Cruz has modified or, some might say attempted to, clarify his position. I can see how being the son of an immigrant would predispose one to be for immigration. Rush L. pointed out some time ago that in the 1920’s (can’t remember exact date) immigration was halted altogether. The reason was to give those already here time to assimilate. It seem, today, that idea is totally foreign (if you’ll excuse the pun).
Trump said on Sep. 9th that we SHOULD take in Syrian refugees.
Cruz said on Sep. 9th that we SHOULD NOT take in Syrian refugees.
Trump then changed his mind on Sep. 10th and agreed with Cruz that we SHOULD NOT take in Syrian refugees.
Thank you, no it wasn’t the msm thing I had read but it reflects what I had come across. I would like nothing more than to bring in the Christians who live in fear, but I just don’t believe we have the ability to vet any of these people. I personally would advocate to halt ALL immigration, as we are being swallowed up. My little neighborhood has begun to change drastically in just the past couple years. The snark in the msm on this topic alone is enough to make me ill. I just want Cruz to be very succinct in his position, too many dummies can’t follow abstract thoughts and/or ideas.