Ted Cruz is the most hated person in the Senate, for good reason - he's obnoxious and thinks he knows everything.
Here's the transcript of what he did today during the testimony of Sally Yates:
SENATOR TED CRUZ: (CITING FEDERAL STATUTE) “Whenever the president finds that the entry of any alien, or of any class of aliens into the United States, would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation, and for such period as he may deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens, or any class of aliens as immigrants or non-immigrants, or impose on the entry of aliens and restrictions he may deem appropriate.” Would you agree that that is broad statutory authorization?
SALLY YATES: I would, and I’m familiar with that. I’m also familiar with an additional provision of the [Immigration and Nationality Act] that says, “No person shall receive preference or be discriminated against in issuance of a visa because of race, nationality, or place of birth.” That, I believe, was promulgated after the statute that you just quoted. And that’s been part of the discussion with the court, with respect to the INA, is whether this more specific statute trumps the first one that you just described. But my concern was not an INA concern here, it rather was a constitutional concern.
Cruz then left the hearing room... |
