Last updated on:
10/19/2016 |
Author: ProCon.org
Ted Cruz, JD Biography
- Title:
- US Senator (R-TX)
- Position:
- Con to the question "Should the Government Allow Immigrants Who Are Here Illegally to Become US Citizens?"
- Reasoning:
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“[T]here are far too many in the Washington cartel that support amnesty…
I have never supported amnesty, and I led the fight against Chuck Schumer’s gang of eight amnesty legislation in the Senate.”
Statement at a Republican Presidential Candidate debate in Cleveland, Ohio on Aug. 6, 2015, transcript available at washingtonpost.com
- Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Experts
Individuals with advanced degrees in fields relevant to immigration. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to immigration. - Involvement and Affiliations:
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- US Senator (R-TX), Jan. 3, 2013-present
- Presidential candidate, 2016
- Lawyer, Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius, LLP, 2008-2013
- Solicitor General, Texas, Jan. 9, 2003-May 12, 2008
- Director of Policy Planning, US Federal Trade Commission, July 2001-Jan. 2003
- Associate Deputy Attorney General, US Justice Department, Jan. 2001-June 2001
- Domestic Policy Advisor, George W. Bush presidential campaign, 1999-2001
- Partner, Cooper, Carvin, & Rosenthal (now Cooper & Kirk, LLC), 1997-1998
- Law Clerk, William Rehnquist, US Supreme Court, 1996
- Law Clerk, J. Michael Luttig, US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1995
- Education:
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- JD, magna cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1995
- AB, cum laude, Public Policy, Princeton University, 1992
- Other:
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- Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Dec. 22, 1970
- Full name is Rafael Edward Cruz
- Married to Heidi Cruz with whom he has two daughters, Caroline and Catherine
- Twitter handle: @SenTedCruz
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