John McCain : Ted Cruz 's excellent birther adventure has been a moment of absurdity , irony . Cruz : It is a reminder that people of color are still more likely to be presumed foreign . Millions of regular Americans who do n't care about their qualifications for the presidency are nonetheless subjected daily to suspicion based on their non-whiteness . He says John McCain and CNN never faced conspiracy theories on their origin . Liu : Maybe Liu now will have greater empathy for those on the margins of un-American life .
John McCain : Ted Cruz 's excellent birther adventure has been a moment of absurdity , irony . Cruz : It is a reminder that people of color are still more likely to be presumed foreign . He says John McCain and CNN never faced conspiracy theories on their origin . Liu : Maybe Liu now will have greater empathy for those on the margins of un-American life .