Herb Rhorer
2022-01-25 22:00:56 UTC
He's making a fool out of immigrant Rafael "Ted" Cruz.
Ted Cruz mocked for blaming rise in Covid cases in Texas on illegal
immigrants
Data shows Texas lags significantly behind other big states in its own
vaccination rate
Ted Cruz mocked for blaming rise in Covid cases in Texas on illegal
immigrants
Ted Cruz has been mocked for his claim that Covid-19 cases in south Texas
are rising because of migrants crossing the border.
The Republican Senator attacked President Joe Biden and Vice President
Kamala Harris for the administrations immigration policy on the US-Mexico
border, and blamed those entering the US for spreading the virus.
The Biden administration is reportedly considering an end to the Trump-era
public health rule that allowed officials to turn away migrants at the
border during the pandemic.
Understand this, if the Biden administration ends Title 42 they will be
releasing illegal immigrants in your community who are Covid positive, Mr
Cruz claimed at a press conference this week.
Were seeing Covid positivity rates rising in South Texas. Were seeing
Covid positivity rising in Laredo. Were seeing Covid positivity rising in
San Antonio.
He added: Most of these illegal immigrants coming in havent been
vaccinated. Theyre being put in cages with other people who are Covid-
positive; theyre spreading Covid and then releasing Covid in our
communities. This is lunacy.
Texas has had more than 3 million Covid cases during the pandemic, and
52,919 deaths.
Public health data shows that Texas is significantly behind other big
states when it comes to vaccinations. Only 42.6 per cent of the population
is fully vaccinated in the Lone Star state, compared to 52 per cent in
California, and 55 per cent in New York.
In March Robert Fenton, acting head of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA), told lawmakers that less than 6 per cent of Covid-19 tests
for migrants at the US-Mexico border had come back positive, lower than
the overall positivity rate in the state of Texas.
Conservative political analyst, Bill Kristol, criticized Senator Cruzs
claims for having no basis in reality.
By the way, and not taking this totally dishonest and bad-faith comment
by Cruz seriously, heres an honest question: Do we automatically
vaccinate people we pick up at the border? Or for that matter unvaccinated
people coming into the country in any way? Shouldnt we? he tweeted.
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Mr Cruz was also attacked by Shannon Watts, the founder of the gun action
group Moms Demand Action.
On August 2, it will be two years since a gunman - motivated by racism -
drove nine hours to El Paso to shoot and kill immigrants. Ted Cruz knows
full well that his dangerous rhetoric puts a target on the back of every
brown person in Texas, she tweeted.
Mr Cruz was also mocked by Project Lincoln co-founder, Reed Galen.
Its not, Ted. Its because you and all your vaccinated friends are
telling your supporters to catch Covid. To own the libs by dying for your
ambition and cynicism, he tweeted.
The Independent has reached out to Mr Cruzs office for comment.
Ted Cruz mocked for blaming rise in Covid cases in Texas on illegal
immigrants
Data shows Texas lags significantly behind other big states in its own
vaccination rate
Ted Cruz mocked for blaming rise in Covid cases in Texas on illegal
immigrants
Ted Cruz has been mocked for his claim that Covid-19 cases in south Texas
are rising because of migrants crossing the border.
The Republican Senator attacked President Joe Biden and Vice President
Kamala Harris for the administrations immigration policy on the US-Mexico
border, and blamed those entering the US for spreading the virus.
The Biden administration is reportedly considering an end to the Trump-era
public health rule that allowed officials to turn away migrants at the
border during the pandemic.
Understand this, if the Biden administration ends Title 42 they will be
releasing illegal immigrants in your community who are Covid positive, Mr
Cruz claimed at a press conference this week.
Were seeing Covid positivity rates rising in South Texas. Were seeing
Covid positivity rising in Laredo. Were seeing Covid positivity rising in
San Antonio.
He added: Most of these illegal immigrants coming in havent been
vaccinated. Theyre being put in cages with other people who are Covid-
positive; theyre spreading Covid and then releasing Covid in our
communities. This is lunacy.
Texas has had more than 3 million Covid cases during the pandemic, and
52,919 deaths.
Public health data shows that Texas is significantly behind other big
states when it comes to vaccinations. Only 42.6 per cent of the population
is fully vaccinated in the Lone Star state, compared to 52 per cent in
California, and 55 per cent in New York.
In March Robert Fenton, acting head of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA), told lawmakers that less than 6 per cent of Covid-19 tests
for migrants at the US-Mexico border had come back positive, lower than
the overall positivity rate in the state of Texas.
Conservative political analyst, Bill Kristol, criticized Senator Cruzs
claims for having no basis in reality.
By the way, and not taking this totally dishonest and bad-faith comment
by Cruz seriously, heres an honest question: Do we automatically
vaccinate people we pick up at the border? Or for that matter unvaccinated
people coming into the country in any way? Shouldnt we? he tweeted.
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Mr Cruz was also attacked by Shannon Watts, the founder of the gun action
group Moms Demand Action.
On August 2, it will be two years since a gunman - motivated by racism -
drove nine hours to El Paso to shoot and kill immigrants. Ted Cruz knows
full well that his dangerous rhetoric puts a target on the back of every
brown person in Texas, she tweeted.
Mr Cruz was also mocked by Project Lincoln co-founder, Reed Galen.
Its not, Ted. Its because you and all your vaccinated friends are
telling your supporters to catch Covid. To own the libs by dying for your
ambition and cynicism, he tweeted.
The Independent has reached out to Mr Cruzs office for comment.