The head of an immigration reduction advocacy organization and an Ohio-based pro-family activist both place Ted Cruz at the top of their list in the GOP presidential competition.

At one time, 22 candidates appeared on the Numbers USA "Worker-Protection Immigration Grade Cards" of presidential candidates. Of the six now remaining, Texas Senator Ted Cruz is the only candidate to receive an "A" grade. Donald Trump, his chief rival, has dropped slightly to an "A-" while Republicans Marco Rubio and John Kasich and Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders fail to score above "D+."

Roy Beck, founder and president of Numbers USA, says Trump slipped from his previous "A" grade because of comments he made at a debate last week. "In justifying his company's use of the H-2B Guest Worker Visa Program for low-skilled workers, he made the claim that we don't have Americans who can do the low-skilled work at resorts," he explains.

But Trump's claim of a shortage of low-skilled American workers is simply not true, says Beck.

"Americans of low skill, of low education, have among the highest unemployment rates and lack of job participation rates in the country," the Numbers USA leader points out. "So we rate down candidates who believe that we should be bringing in foreign workers to take these kinds of jobs and leave Americans dependent upon government and charities, which is what these programs do."

Beck says Cruz, on the other hand, has been very opposed to unfair visa competition from foreign workers.

He's not MY favorite son...

An Ohio-based pro-family activist says she won't support Ohio's favorite son in next week's Ohio GOP presidential primary – or Donald Trump, for that matter.

Ohio Governor John Kasich hopes a win on his home turf next Tuesday will propel his campaign forward. But Trump currently leads Kasich by an average of five points in GOP primary polls in the state.

Linda Harvey, president of Mission: America in Columbus, tells OneNewsNow she's neither a Kasich nor a Trump fan – and she pulls no punches in explaining why.

"Donald Trump is an immature bully. He is a sexual liberal and has supported those kinds of policies," she offers. "So he is not a viable candidate – and any evangelical Christian [supporting him] should search their heart."

And her own governor? "John Kasich has been a back-stabbing RINO in the state of Ohio," she responds. "He does not deserve our vote."

Harvey is convinced Marco Rubio "is not going to last" and encourages people to get behind Ted Cruz, who picked up the endorsement of Carly Fiorina this week.

"We should vote for Ted Cruz. He's the most likely person," she concludes – adding that she doesn't believe the polls which show Cruz (on average) almost 20 points behind Kasich in Ohio.