Cruz Offers to Speak at Texas A&M International Graduation (Laredo)

[TexasTowelie]

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has approached Texas A&M International University about speaking at the Laredo college's spring commencement, the A&M System confirmed Thursday.

The speech by the Republican presidential candidate hasn't been finalized, but Texas A&M International said in an emailed statement that the school "would be happy to welcome" Cruz to campus.

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The possibility of the speech was first reported by The Bridge, the university's student newspaper. The school has about 7,500 students.

The speech would give Cruz another chance to visit the Texas-Mexico border. Cruz has been criticized for making relatively few trips there since he was elected a U.S. senator in 2012. During that same time, John Cornyn, the state's senior U.S. senator, has visited the border 13 times.

Read more: http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/cruz-offers-speak-texas-m-international-graduation/

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[3catwoman3]

1. Aren't the schools supposed to...

...do the inviting? "Offering" to speak is rather undignified, IMO.

[WolverineDG]

2. He's getting push back on this

I had my own graduation ruined by John Cornyn turning into an anti-liberal political rally.

[TlalocW]

3. He's really seeking out

Captive audiences to talk to. He'd better be careful - even in Texas, he's going to run into more liberals and more heckling than what he got at Liberty University, which was limited to some kids wearing Rand Paul shirts.

TlalocW

[TexasTowelie]

4. You are correct.

The students from Mexican-American heritage are not very fond of Cubanadians and Webb county votes Democratic.