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