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Princeton thesis on separation of powers
Cruz's father [[Rafael Bienvenido Cruz]] fought alongside the [[communist]] [[Fidel Castro]] in the [[Cuban Revolution]] when he was only 14 years old and was imprisoned three years later for his political activities. In 1957, he escaped to the United States. Today he is a pastor in [[Dallas]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/frontpagemag-com/senator-ted-cruz-confronting-the-threat-of-radical-islam/ |title=Senator Ted Cruz: Confronting The Threat of Radical Islam |work=[[FrontPage Magazine]] |date=May 20, 2013 }}</ref>. Cruz's mother is American. After Cruz was born in Alberta, [[Canada]], the family moved to Texas. Cruz is a Southern [[Baptist]], married with two children.
Cruz's father [[Rafael Bienvenido Cruz]] fought alongside the [[communist]] [[Fidel Castro]] in the [[Cuban Revolution]] when he was only 14 years old and was imprisoned three years later for his political activities. In 1957, he escaped to the United States. Today he is a pastor in [[Dallas]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/frontpagemag-com/senator-ted-cruz-confronting-the-threat-of-radical-islam/ |title=Senator Ted Cruz: Confronting The Threat of Radical Islam |work=[[FrontPage Magazine]] |date=May 20, 2013 }}</ref>. Cruz's mother is American. After Cruz was born in Alberta, [[Canada]], the family moved to Texas. Cruz is a Southern [[Baptist]], married with two children.
As a student at Harvard Law School, Cruz was more of a libertarian than a social conservative.<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/metro/what-was-ted-cruz-like-at_b_6941178.html</ref>
Cruz attended Princeton where he authored a senior thesis on the 9th and 10th amendments, titled "Clipping the Wings of Angels".<ref>[https://archive.org/details/480888-cruz-thesis Ted Cruz's 1992 Princeton Undergrad Thesis], "Clipping the Wings of Angels"</ref>
As a student at Harvard Law School, Cruz was more of a libertarian than a social conservative.<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/metro/what-was-ted-cruz-like-at_b_6941178.html</ref> He graduated magna cum laude, with his Juris Doctor degree.
===Senate Career===
===Senate Career===
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