The Texas senator's Reagan fandom was tested during an appearance on the
"Late Show" last night, when host Stephen Colbert pointed out that Reagan
famously supported both an amnesty program for immigrants and raising taxes—two
policies Cruz has vehemently railed against throughout his own campaign for
president.

"Reagan raised taxes," Colbert said. "Reagan actually had an amnesty program
for illegal immigrants. Neither of those things would allow Reagan to be
nominated today. So to what level can you truly emulate Ronald Reagan?"

"Could you agree with Reagan on those two things?" he asked.

Cruz was then forced to admit that no, contrary to his previously uncritical
adulation of Reagan, he wouldn't be able to endorse two of Reagan's major
positions.