Ted Cruz: I’ll ‘Absolutely’ Hire Donald Trump To Wall Off The Mexico Border After I Win The White Ho

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Think Progress

Ted Cruz: I’ll ‘Absolutely’ Hire Donald Trump To Wall Off The Mexico Border After I Win The White House

by Alan Pyke Dec 2, 2015 3:56pm



Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) wouldn’t just replicate Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall down the entire length of the southern border of the United States. He’d hire Trump to handle the project personally.

Appearing Tuesday on right-wing radio host Jeff Kuhner’s program, Cruz fielded questions on Trump’s immigration ideas. Would Cruz build a wall, and bring Trump into his administration to build it? “Absolutely yes, on both fronts,” Cruz said, before going on to list the specific provisions of his own plan for massive investments in border security and restricting immigrants’ movements.

“I drafted that plan working in close consultation with Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and with Congressman Steve King (R-IA), two of the strongest advocates and warriors for securing the border. The plan lays out we will build a wall that works, we will secure the border, we will triple the Border Patrol, we will increase four-fold the fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, we’ll put in place a strong biometric exit-entry system on visas, we’ll put in place strong e-verify,” Cruz said. “We know how to solve this problem, and we will end sanctuary cities, we will end welfare for people here illegally, we will end catch-and-release, and we will deport criminal illegal aliens.”

Cruz has long catered to hardline immigration opponents and has a close relationship with Iowa right-winger Steve King, who has likened immigrants to dogs and suggested they all smuggle drugs. His Washington career includes high-profile attempts to derail Obama administration policy on immigrant children and to permanently ban undocumented immigrants from citizenship. Saying he’d make room in his administration for Trump specifically to advance his immigration policy objectives is in keeping with that history.

Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/immigration/2015/12/02/3727520/cruz-border-wall-trump/

[randys1]

1. Who will he hire to imprison and kill Gays and Women and Black folks and Non Christians?

[CanonRay]

2. Think maybe that was what Trump wanted all along?

Trump's Wall. Like Emperor Hadrian.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. You'll do Jack Shit, Ted.

Because you aren't getting near the fucking White House.

[Ed Suspicious]

4. Trump found the faucet.

(The Wire S-3)

[Newsjock]

5. Win the White what?

I LOL'd.

[NCjack]

6. Pres. Cruz will give Trump a contract to build the MEX-US Wall? Trump will

coerce the Mexican government to fund the project, hire illegal labor (and bill it as prime), and buy 3rd-rate construction materials (and bill them as highest quality). The coup-de-grace: he will loot the construction company and declare bankruptcy. Surely DEMs can explain why this is a bad idea.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

12. And he will put "TRUMP" over every square foot of the wall

Remember, you can't spell "trumpet" without "trump."

[jtuck004]

7. I think he means gardener, to beautify it. Trump and Daughter Landscaping. n/t

[Iggo]

8. After he wins the...?

[NurseJackie]

9. He wants to be Trump's VP prick.

[truthisfreedom]

10. By executive order with a bidless contract, naturally.

Because when you're president, you're god.

[BlueStater]

11. He's sucking him off because he hopes to be his running mate if he wins the nomination.

I know this is shallow, but a Trump/Cruz ticket would quite possibly be the most physically repulsive team-up in the history of presidential elections.

[Sunlei]

13. Republicans seem over excited about their Mexican Progrom against 12 million undocumented Americans.