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Cruz and O’Rourke Spar in First Debate for Texas Senate Seat

HeadlineSep 24, 2018

In Texas, Republican Senator Ted Cruz and his Democratic challenger, Congressmember Beto O’Rourke, held their first debate on Friday and clashed on a number of issues, including criminal justice reform, President Trump and immigration. Beto O’Rourke vowed to protect DREAMers from deportation.

Rep. Beto O’Rourke: “There is no better people than those of us here in this state, Republicans and Democrats, independents alike, the defining border experience, the defining immigrant experience and state, to rewrite our immigration laws in our own image and to ensure that we begin by freeing DREAMers from the fear of deportation by making them U.S. citizens, so they can contribute to their full potential to the success not just of themselves and their families, but to this country.”

Senator Ted Cruz vowed to do more to crack down on undocumented immigrants.

Sen. Ted Cruz: “You know, this issue presents a stark divide between Congressman O’Rourke and me. My views on immigration are simple, and I’ve summed them up many times in just four words: legal, good; illegal, bad. I think the vast majority of Texans agree with that. I think when it comes to immigration, we need to do everything humanly possible to secure the border. That means building a wall. That means technology. That means infrastructure. That means boots on the ground.”

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