The Brief: Top Texas News for Jan. 28, 2013
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The immigration debate about to descend on Washington has already pushed U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz into the spotlight.
Cruz's reaction to the flurry of activity this week on federal immigration reform could prove pivotal to the debate — and has already stirred up speculation about the freshman Republican.
Today, the day before President Barack Obama announces his proposal for comprehensive immigration reform, a bipartisan group of eight U.S. senators — including John McCain, R-Ariz.; Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. — will unveil an immigration plan of their own. The senators' proposal reportedly includes ...
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Karen Spivey-Cummings via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Why on earth would Cruz oppose the Dream Act?
Frank Kenisky via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I listen to this guy the other night and he's only spewing out the same Right Wing message of Fear Uncertainty and doubt along with a huge amount of hate. nothings different but then he's a tea party republican.
Gregory S Windham via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Sure. We can celebrate with shanty towns, ghettos, and jails. Who is this guy kidding? Has he read his history? This guy is smoother than the fur of four cats and will be a damn good car dealer one day.
Debbie Mason via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Another one from Texas. I will be so glad when we go blue. He has never walked in the shoes of the ones he talks of. His father did but he did not. I can not stand him.
Bambi Clark via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Cruz makes my head hurt.........
Michael Giberson via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Yes, but let's also celebrate those who sacrifice much to get here despite the legal barriers to their entry, if they come to work. I believe in freedom for them too; that is part of my American dream.
Mac Mcclure via Texas Tribune on Facebook
First step in any immigration reform is to BUILD THE WALL.
Rudy Gonzales
The Dream Act was already for voting on back in 2010 and the TEA-Republicans intentionally held it back because Obama won the presidency. Since then Marco Rubio penned a second version which created two or three levels of bureaucracy and levels of citizenship. John Kyl and Kay Bailey Hutchison also penned their version of immigration reform. All of the pathways for immigrants penned by the TEA-types and pseudo-Republicans must be skeptical. There was nothing wrong with the original Dream Act. It has already passed the muster and deemed ready for vote in the Senate. Both parties had gotten their way in it. Now we have this group of eight re-writing it again. Democrats Charles Schumer, Dick Durbin, Robert Menendez and Michael Bennet have made agreements with John McCain and Jeff Flake of Arizona, Lindsey Graham and Marco Rubio on yet another version of the Dream Act. Robert Menendez and Marco Rubio of Cuban immigrants and John McCain and Jeff Flake of Arizona, have no real world experience of the true Hispanic/Latino world of Mexican undocumented in America. Different news outlets along with the FOX-hole and talk shows on the radio say the preliminary writings are not complete. Why was there not an Antonio Villaraigosa or Julian Castro in these discussions to impart their input on this yet newer version? Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio are poor examples of people who know the real dilemma and pains the Hispanic population go through in Western states. Michael Bennet of Colorado is the only one with western state experience and the rest are from eastern seaboard states. They have no clue-what-so-ever! All eight will be carefully scrutinized and comparisons to the original Dream Act of 2010 will be done by those of us who are cognoscente of real world bigotry and prejudices against the Hispanic populations in the west. John McCain, Jeff Flake, Lindsey Graham and Marco Rubio are all sworn TEA-types who have a history of bigotry and prejudice against people of color, any color except white. Cruz and Rubio are both on record opposing the Dream Act and Lindsey Graham, Jeff Flake and John McCain are from states where prejudice oozes openly. The TEA-Republican side of the equation are still too closely associated with the likes of every candidate in the TEA-Republican primary and would create enough resistance for immigrants to "Self-deport."
Sergio Hernandez De Santos via Texas Tribune on Facebook
When I get my papers, d'ya think I'm voting for someone that outright doesn't look at me as equal?
gypsy314 ne
American people bought this crap in 1986 one time only amnesty for illegal aliens 1.3 millions illegal aliens got amnesty now here we are again change our laws for law breakers so our leaders get a pass on what they promise in1986 borders were to be secure and many other issues that are covered up to let our leaders of the hook. I say no to amnesty because we should not support law breakers period and if we do it for one then all law breakers should get amnesty from there no fault of there own. Send all illegal aliens home and there children too NO exceptions. Also send a bill with them for our expense of them using our welfare and schools. Cruz took a oath and will up hold his oath he has morals and values unlike many on this list.