How Ted Cruz's Father Shaped His Views On Immigration

[Zorro]

As the Senate debates a massive overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, one of its newest members has emerged as a leading opponent of the bill's most controversial feature: a path to citizenship for millions living in the country unlawfully.

The views of that freshman senator — Texas Republican Ted Cruz — have been significantly colored by the saga of his own father, an immigrant from Cuba.

"In my opinion, if we allow those who are here illegally to be put on a path to citizenship, that is incredibly unfair to those who follow the rules," Cruz has said.

And the example he frequently points to is his father, 74-year-old Rafael Bienvenido Cruz.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/06/20/193585553/how-ted-cruzs-father-shaped-his-views-on-immigration

An interesting and revealing read about Cruz's father's path to US citizenship.

[lunamagica]

1. Oh, the hypocrisy! They brag about "following the rules"

then they say "the only other thing that I needed was an exit permit from the Batista government," Cruz recalls. "A friend of the family, a lawyer friend of my father, basically bribed a Batista official to stamp my passport with an exit permit."

Since when is bribery legal, and following the rules?

Hypocrites, hypocrits...but then again hypocrisy seems to be built on conservatives DNA.

[LiberalFighter]

2. Let's see

He got something by bribing an official and got in front of others who also wanted to get out of Cuba. Cutting in line.

Cubans have special privilege that others don't have that allows them to stay once they touch American soil.

Rules are suppose to apply the same to everyone.

[UCmeNdc]

3. Seems Ted Cruz only learned

Help the GOP suppress the other minorities and Ted Cruz comes out on top.