Heidi Cruz was campaigning for her husband in Indiana before the all important primary there. During one of her speeches, she was listing the reasons why her husband is the best candidate for president. One of the reasons she gave was that Ted Cruz is an immigrant. She emphasized the word “is”. Obviously, it was just a gaffe but a very unfortunate one for Cruz. The campaign later put out a statement that Heidi had misspoke as she had when she described this country as a government of the Goldman Sachs, by the Goldman Sachs and for the Goldman Sachs.
Here is the transcript of her speech that includes the immigrant comment:
We have been unifying this party. Five of those 17 candidates have endorsed our campaign. And different parts of the party. We’ve been unifying fiscal conservatives. Evangelicals. Young people. Do you know that Ted has been winning the millennial vote in state after state? He’s been winning the women’s vote in state after state. Ted is an immigrant. He is Hispanic. He can unify this party. We have libertarians joining our cause. I have people everyday from the Democrat party telling that they have re-registered to vote for Ted as a Republican because they understand what he stands for and he represents American values.
The Cruz campaign went into damage control mode and made a statement on the gaffe:
“As she has in numerous speeches over and over, Heidi was referring to Ted as being the son of an immigrant. That is a story she shares repeatedly on the campaign trail. It is an integral part of his background and personal story, one which resonates with the millions of Americans who share a similar background, and that gives hope to those struggling to climb the economic ladder.”
There has been some talk about whether Cruz is even eligible to be president, although most legal experts agree that he is.