Politico: Ted Cruz to visit border with Glenn Beck
Ted Cruz will visit the crucial border juncture of McAllen, Texas, then appear at an event with Glenn Beck, soaking up the media spotlight as he pushes a hardline plan to crack down on deferred action for some young immigrants.
The freshman Texas senator will tour McAllen’s Customs and Border Patrol facility on Saturday. The complex houses unaccompanied children who have migrated into the United States from Central American countries wracked by drug violence.
Afterward Cruz will appear with conservative radio host Beck at a church event which will be broadcasted exclusively to subscribers to The Blaze, his media outfit. Beck is visiting the border this weekend to deliver sundries and toys to undocumented immigrants.
Cruz and other Republicans were dinged by the Washington Post on Thursday for criticizing President Barack Obama’s border policies while shying away from a border visit himself in recent weeks. Obama visited Texas last week but avoided the border crossing, opting against “photo ops.”
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