Issue Position: Stronger, Safer America

Issue Position

A safer, stronger America safeguards freedom at home and across the globe. That's why Ted Cruz has fought tirelessly to defend our nation's servicemen and women, to restore America's leadership in the world, and to secure our border and streamline our legal immigration system.

* Opposed the Obama Administration's dangerous deal with Iran that would allow Iran to pursue nuclear weapons.
* Spearheaded legislation passed unanimously by Congress and signed by the President to prevent known terrorists from entering the United States as ambassadors to the United Nations.
* Successfully pressured the Obama Administration to lift its unprecedented FAA ban on flights to Israel after exposing the move as, in essence, an economic boycott of our strongest ally in the Middle East. The ban was lifted within 36 hours of the Senator's actions
* Championed the Expatriate Terrorist Act to prevent Americans who join ISIS from returning to the United States to commit acts of terror at home.
* Introduced legislation passed by the Senate to provide rewards for information leading to the arrest of Hamas terrorists responsible for the murder of American and Israeli teenagers.
* Led the charge on a bipartisan resolution passed by the Senate to condemn Hamas' use of civilians as human shields.
* Authored legislation to allow victims of the Fort Hood terrorist attack to be awarded the Purple Heart and appropriate benefits.
* Joined Texas and 25 other states in a lawsuit to stop President Obama's illegal executive amnesty.
* Authored legislation to triple the size of the U.S. Border Patrol.
* Authored legislation to streamline and simplify our legal immigration system by consolidating segmented visas, creating real and transparent caps, eliminating the diversity visa lottery, and treating all immigrants equally by eliminating the per-country caps.
* Urged the strictest enforcement of laws punishing those with prior felony convictions who entered the country illegally in a U.S. Supreme Court Brief in Lopez v. Gonzales.
* Authored legislation to ensure that members of our military deployed to combat the spread of Ebola are entitled to the same tax benefits as those serving in a combat zone.
* Promoted the strengthening of existing law to prevent discrimination or retaliation against military service members who appropriately express their religious faith.
* Represented more than 3 million veterans before the U.S. Supreme Court in Salazar v. Buono, defending the constitutionality of the Mojave Desert Veterans Memorial. Along with co-counsel Kelly Shackelford of the Liberty Institute, then-Solicitor General Cruz fought for The American Legion, The Veterans of Foreign Wars, The Military Order of the Purple Heart, and the American Ex-Prisoners of War. In April 2010, the Supreme Court handed down a 5-4 decision in favor of the veterans.
* Defended the constitutionality of the federal Solomon Amendment, which requires universities receiving federal funds to grant U.S. military recruiters equal access to campuses, notwithstanding the universities' opposition to the military's policies concerning sexual orientation.
* Authored legislation to close a loophole in the federal "Motor Voter" law that preempts states from enforcing requirements that would ensure those registered to vote are U.S. citizens.

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