American Values

Ted Cruz suggested that we “empower law enforcement to patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods before they become radicalized.” 

The NY Police Department Commissioner responded with this:

 I would remind the Senator he lives in the United States of America. We don’t need a President that doesn’t respect the values that form the foundation of this country. There are more than nine hundred Muslim officers in the N.Y.P.D., many of whom also serve in the U.S. military in combat—something that Cruz has never done, so the Senator basically is really out of line with his comments.”

From "Bad Choices" by Amy Davidson in The New Yorker