Cruz's Father Bribed Official to Enter the United States

[babylonsister]

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/06/20/cruzs_father_bribed_official_to_enter_the_united_states.html


June 20, 2013

Cruz's Father Bribed Official to Enter the United States

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) frequently points to his father's experience leaving Cuba as shaping his views on immigration: "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."

But even though the elder Cruz tells NPR he "came to this country legally" he also notes he "basically bribed a Batista official to stamp my passport with an exit permit."

[kestrel91316]

1. I don't actually have a problem with somebody who has to pay a bribe to an official in

a repressive government in order to be allowed to LEAVE.

".....basically bribed a Batista official to stamp my passport with an EXIT permit....."

[babylonsister]

4. I think the point is that Cruz's dad didn't 'follow the rules'

despite Cruz demanding that of others.

[Spider Jerusalem]

6. Sure he followed the rules

he got a proper visa to travel to the USA; he had to bribe a CUBAN official to do it, but he obtained a student visa at the US Consulate in Havana without bribery (according to what I can find out anyway): http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/06/20/193585553/how-ted-cruzs-father-shaped-his-views-on-immigration

[kestrel91316]

10. What US rules did he violate by escaping from Cuba via a bribe?

[kestrel91316]

2. I hate Cruz as much as anybody, but the headline is INCORRECT.

[former9thward]

3. Bad misleading headline.

He bribed to LEAVE not to ENTER.

[hack89]

5. He paid a bribe to leave Cuba, not to enter the USA. nt

[treestar]

7. The US gave asylum to Cubans

as such, his coming "legally" has more to do with where he came from than his waiting around until he was permitted to come. Apples and oranges - people who are not from Cuba have a much harder time getting legal status.

[alcibiades_mystery]

9. He fled Batista: he was actually a communist revolutionary with Castro!

And they're worried Obama's dad was a "Marxist?" This dude was the real deal!

[hughee99]

8. I don't think this one is going to make it.

If it's not fooling people who already dislike Cruz, it's not going anywhere.