Eric Liu : Ted Cruz 's excellent political adventure has been a moment of absurdity , too . Liu : And for a moment , at least , so did Cruz . It is a shame that people of color are still more likely to be considered foreign . He says John McCain and Mitt Romney never faced conspiracy theories on their campaigns . Liu : Maybe Cruz now will have greater empathy for those on the margins of American life .
Eric Liu : Ted Cruz 's excellent political adventure has been a moment of absurdity , too . Liu : It is a shame that people of color are still more likely to be considered foreign . He says John McCain and Mitt Romney never faced conspiracy theories on their campaigns . Liu : Maybe Cruz now will have greater empathy for those on the margins of American life .