Political Quotes

“the exchange which took place between myself and the junior Senator from Texas has been analyzed from many different directions. The conclusion of CNN based on what he said on the floor and I responded to is as follows: Cruz said ``every illegal alien in America'' would get a $1,400 check. Durbin responded that Cruz's statement is ``just plain false'' because, he said, ``Undocumented immigrants do not have Social Security numbers, and they do not qualify for stimulus relief checks, period.'' According to CNN: They were both wrong. Cruz was inaccurate when he said ``every'' undocumented immigrant will get a $1,400 relief check. Then they go on to say there are people, a discrete class of people, who might have a Social Security number, be undocumented, and receive a check. And because of the clarification and my own investigation afterwards, I will concede their point. I overstated my case. Here is what it boils down to. In this situation, people have applied for a work visa--not a tourist visa, a work visa to come to the United States. Because of that work visa, they also received a Social Security number. Then they overstayed their visas and still could continue-- could possibly continue--to be on the rolls with their Social Security number and receive a check.…”