Last month, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, warned voters not to be complacent and told the Lone Star State’s delegation to the Republican National Convention that “Texas is a battlefield.” In other words, Republican House and Senate victories aren’t guaranteed in a state that has voted for the GOP presidential candidate for 40 years.
Cruz, a constitutional lawyer, seeks a third six-year Senate term Nov. 5 and is challenged by Rep. Colin Allred, a Democrat and former pro football player first elected to the U.S. House in 2018.
Cruz and Allred differ on issues central to the 2024 presidential election, with border and immigration policy no exception. The two hold fundamentally different positions on the border wall, the “Remain in Mexico” and “catch and release” policies, and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
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Allred, a former…
