--- title: "8 Illegal Quotes By Ted Cruz" description: "8 Illegal quotes by Ted Cruz. Plus more from Ted Cruz and more Illegal sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c1/ted-cruz-487_agreement_i-am-long-term-optimistic-and-short-term_136673.png" --- > [I am long term optimistic and short term pessimistic on immigration. Long term, I'm optimistic because there's a lotta bipartisan agreement outside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-am-long-term-optimistic-and-short-term-pessimistic-on-immigration/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c1/ted-cruz-487_agreement_i-am-long-term-optimistic-and-short-term_136673.png) > [He had 'deep concerns' with the pathway to citizenship for the nation's 11 million illegal immigrants under consideration by the group, calling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/he-had-deep-concerns-with-the-pathway-to-citizenship-for-the-nation-s/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/561/ted-cruz-487_calling_he-had-deep-concerns-with-the-pathway-to_444489.png) > [ We talked a lot about Donald's \[Trump\] record on immigration. There is irony that he has made the center of his entire… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/we-talked-a-lot-about-donald-s-trump-record-on-immigration-there-is/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53f/ted-cruz-487_aliens_we-talked-a-lot-about-donald-s-trump-rec_1090187.jpg) > [I oppose amnesty, I oppose citizenship, I oppose legalization for illegal aliens. I always have and I always will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-oppose-amnesty-i-oppose-citizenship-i-oppose-legalization-for/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15f/ted-cruz-487_aliens_i-oppose-amnesty-i-oppose-citizenship-i_1194914.png) > [The specific question was visa overstays.Current federal law requires a biometric exit-entry system when you come in on a visa. And the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/the-specific-question-was-visa-overstays-current-federal-law-requires/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a11/ted-cruz-487_administration_the-specific-question-was-visa-overstays_1361075.jpg) > [Do you know how many aliens Bill Clinton deported? 12 million. Do you know how many illegal aliens, George W. Bush deported?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/do-you-know-how-many-aliens-bill-clinton-deported-12-million-do-you/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f8/ted-cruz-487_aliens_do-you-know-how-many-aliens-bill-clinton_1789005.png) > [If I'm elected president, let me tell you about my first day in office. The first thing I intend to do is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/if-i-m-elected-president-let-me-tell-you-about-my-first-day-in-office/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3d/ted-cruz-487_action_if-i-m-elected-president-let-me-tell-you_1821262.png) > [There is overwhelming bipartisan support outside of Washington that we need to finally secure our borders, enforce our laws, and stop the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/there-is-overwhelming-bipartisan-support-outside-of-washington-that/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e9/ted-cruz-487_bipartisan_there-is-overwhelming-bipartisan-support_2043956.png) ## Other authors on Illegal ## More by Ted Cruz > [I was born in Cuba. At the age of 14 years of age I was involved in a revolution. We were suffering from a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-was-born-in-cuba-at-the-age-of-14-years-of-age-i-was-involved-in-a/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) > [ Donald Trump has opened \[ politically correct enforcement\] up wide. He's made a very bold statement and he's backed it back just a little… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/donald-trump-has-opened-politically-correct-enforcement-up-wide-he-s/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) > [I get that the media wants us to play theater critics and critique every other proposal. What I'm focusing on are my own policy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-get-that-the-media-wants-us-to-play-theater-critics-and-critique/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) > [We need to remain a nation that doesn't just welcome but that celebrates legal immigrants who come here seeking to pursue the American Dream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/we-need-to-remain-a-nation-that-doesn-t-just-welcome-but-that/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) > [Donald Trump threatened to file a defamation suit against me for running a TV ad that consisted only entirely of his own words on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/donald-trump-threatened-to-file-a-defamation-suit-against-me-for/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) > [The immigrant experience of all of us is what makes us Americans, because we value in our DNA liberty and opportunity above all else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/the-immigrant-experience-of-all-of-us-is-what-makes-us-americans/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) > [The First Amendment exists to protect our religious liberty--to ensure that all Americans are able to seek out worship God with all our hearts,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/the-first-amendment-exists-to-protect-our-religious-liberty-to-ensure/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) > [It is my hope that all of the Republicans who recognize that nominating a candidate who agrees with Hillary Clinton on a host of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/it-is-my-hope-that-all-of-the-republicans-who-recognize-that/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) > [The Senate Majority Leader has the unilateral ability to stand up and say, 'If you defy Congress, if you defy the Constitution, if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/the-senate-majority-leader-has-the-unilateral-ability-to-stand-up-and/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) > [You can't get to a balanced budget and begin to pay down debt and thus create jobs in this country if you don't have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/you-can-t-get-to-a-balanced-budget-and-begin-to-pay-down-debt-and/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) > [That's what actually caused me to run for office is, you know, my family story, the experience of growing up in a family where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/that-s-what-actually-caused-me-to-run-for-office-is-you-know-my/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) > [When you subpoena one pastor, you subpoena every pastor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/when-you-subpoena-one-pastor-you-subpoena-every-pastor/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) > [One of the things we've seen here is how easy it is for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to get distracted from dealing with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/one-of-the-things-we-ve-seen-here-is-how-easy-it-is-for-barack-obama/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) > [Imagine a legal immigration system that welcomes and celebrates those who come to achieve the American dream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/imagine-a-legal-immigration-system-that-welcomes-and-celebrates-those/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) > [The court follows elite opinion, not public opinion. And Democratic leaders in Congress and Republican leaders in Congress follow elite opinion as well. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/the-court-follows-elite-opinion-not-public-opinion-and-democratic/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/illegal/ted-cruz/#itemlist", "name": "8 Illegal Quotes By Ted Cruz", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I am long term optimistic and short term pessimistic on immigration. Long term, I'm optimistic because there's a lotta bipartisan agreement outside of Washington on immigration. There's overwhelming bipartisan agreement, number one, that we need to secure the borders. 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