ANDERSON, S.C. — There are few Republicans more conservative than Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and South Carolina Rep. Jeff Duncan. Cruz came to Duncan’s Faith and Freedom Barbecue Monday night, along with fellow presidential candidates Ben Carson and Scott Walker. And while they were there, both Cruz and Duncan suggested that the current debate over birthright citizenship — pushed into the political conversation by Donald Trump — is a distraction from more pressing national issues.
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