Ted Cruz: 'I don't think I've ever seen an Hispanic panhandler'

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen an Hispanic panhandler. And the reason is: In our community it would be shameful to be begging on the street,” Cruz said, recalling a conversation he once had with a Latino businessman on the topic.

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Cruz, who is of Cuban descent, made the point while speaking in Washington at a question-and-answer session with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce…

“I think the Hispanic community is a fundamentally conservative community. If you look at the values that resonate in our community, they’re faith, family, patriotism, hard work,” Cruz said. “Now if you want people to work their fingers to their bone, hard work, you’ll have Hispanic men and women lining up to work hard to provide for their families. Those are all conservative values.”

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