(The Center Square) – Three and a half years into an unprecedented border crisis that has hit Texas border communities and residents in the state’s biggest cities, prominent Democrats are openly endorsing a Republican Senate candidate they’d never supported before: Sen. Ted Cruz.
Cruz, a Houston Republican, is seeking re-election to a third term. His challenger is U.S. Rep. Collin Allred, a Dallas Democrat. are lagging in the polls.
Cruz has been described by the left as polarizing and far-right, while the right says he is a conservative advocate for their causes: pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, women’s rights, the Second Amendment, school choice, etc. The differences don’t matter: Texas Democrats who support Cruz say border security and crime control are their top concerns.
Under the Biden-Harris administration, Maximum number The majority of illegal border crossers entering the United States are from Texas, and violent crimes against Americans are on the rise. I reported it.
Texans who have traditionally been Democrats or independents are saying they are no longer Democrats after their loved ones and friends have been killed by illegal aliens who are in the country solely because of the Biden-Harris agenda, or by violent criminals released into the region by activist Democratic judges.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg, a Democrat, has repeatedly opposed efforts by progressive Democrat-controlled Harris County judges and county commissioners to defund law enforcement. States get involvedAs crime and Official corruption Ogg, whose support has reportedly increased under a former Democratic mayor and current Harris County judge, is running against Houston’s new mayor, John Whitmire, a Republican. Attorney General’s Office To counter both.
Crime is Biggest concern Among voters in Texas’ Democratic-controlled cities and small border areas.
While Allred and some Democratic politicians appear to be distancing themselves from the Biden-Harris administration’s border policies, more Democrats are voting Republican, running for office as Republicans, or supporting Republicans, according to The Center Square. Reported.
Ogg made history this week by endorsing Cruz at a law enforcement rally in Houston. “We’re seeing problems at the border,” she said.
“The residents of my district hate crime and expect our government to protect them from criminals. They deserve protection, but our nation’s laws and policies don’t always meet that goal. No case has highlighted our crime problem or shaken our city to the core more than the brutal murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray. Nungaray was tragically killed by two undocumented Venezuelans who were caught crossing the border illegally and released from federal custody. If Senator Cruz’s Jocelyn Justice Act had become law today, Jocelyn would be alive.
“I support Senator Ted Cruz because he is stepping up at a time when the American people want solutions, not excuses, for why Democrats and Republicans won’t work together. I thank the Senator for reaching out to me, Harris County’s top law enforcement officer and a Democratic public official, to work together to protect our nation’s children from criminals who should not be roaming our streets. Crime is bigger than partisanship.”
Ogg said before gaining her support. Wrote an editorial Cruz met with him in support of a bill to honor Nungaray, a Houston girl who was strangled to death by a Venezuelan man who entered the country illegally and was released by the Biden-Harris administration instead of being deported. Parole Program Center Square with monitors attached to their ankles Reported.
Another first for Cruz: “Democrats stand with Cruz.” Union This includes border patrol officers and judges who are lifelong Democrats, law enforcement union leaders, teachers, farmers, parents, etc. Many of the lifelong Democrats in this coalition have said they will vote Republican for the first time in November.
Support for Cruz is growing From the Law Enforcement Association Similar reasons were cited in the Democratic-controlled cities of Austin, Houston, McAllen and San Antonio, as well as Democratic-held Bexar County, Dallas County, Harris County, Hidalgo County and Travis County. Voted against The Police Bill would make assaulting a police officer a deportable offense. The bill was introduced by 16 Republicans in the House of Representatives in response to a growing number of cases of foreign nationals committing crimes targeting, assaulting and killing police officers. A similar bill was introduced in the Senate, but has not advanced under Democratic control.
Democrats on the border have also backed Cruz, including in Zapata County. Sheriff Raymundo del BosquePresidio County Sheriff Danny Dominguez, Brewster County Sheriff Ronnie Dodson, Reeves County Sheriff Art Granado, Kennedy County Judge Charles Burns and Reeves County Judge Leo Hahn, many of whom are from the 55 counties that declared the invasion, and Center Square. Exclusive coverage.
“The crisis on our southern border threatens our communities and well-being every day,” Judge Hahn said. “We once lived in a state where we could walk outside without fear of injury. But now, because of Democrat policies, we fear for our safety every time we step outside. I have been a Democrat all my life and always will be, but no one has fought harder for border security than Senator Ted Cruz, which is why I support him for reelection and look forward to his victory in November.”
