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Context my FRiend, context. He was ambushed with a question and wanted to tread lightly in the group that he's selling business leaders to relocate to Texas.

I think your other points on his past stance on immigration are far stronger arguments. But, each point you bring up are stated in the most sensationalized way possible (lifted directly from lib rag headlines - like LA Times saying Perry praised Hitlery).
- For instance, you said Perry bashed AZ on their immigration law. He didn't oppose or bash the AZ immigration law - he said "it won't work for Texas".
- He also said the eVerify system is flawed and could prevent qualified people from working (he's very pro-work and business - he's probably correct on system problems and he can't deport or detain illegals, but I tend to disagree with him on this - just create an optimized backup when someone if flagged).
- He wants to allow long-term Texas residents to get in-state tuition rates. If these kids don't go to college, they're not going back to their country of origin - the options for HS ed level illegals have shown to be costly for Texas. So again, with his hands tied - not having the power to clean up the mess, offering in-state tuition for the long term residents who show ambition and are working on becoming legal - maybe it's not such a bad thing.

Again, this is specific to TEXAS that's overrun, not the rest of the union... And some of his positions are changing based on the growing problem and ObaMao's total abdication of doing his job. Some of Perry's quoted positions go back to the early-mid 2000's when Bush was pushing his "compassionate conservative" BS. I think he realizes the folly of trusting the FedGov to do anything to help, so he's not afraid to pivot when necessary.

If you check out his policy positions that I posted before, there's a lot to like. That's more of his national plank versus his Texas specific positions.

Nice try. But nothing can erase his long history of supporting ILLEGAL aliens. I know his supporters think it can, but I also know he realizes the errors he made regarding ILLEGALs in the past election and how he has a "new plan" this time around. That all means squat when you look at his record. I have, and I know it well. I find him to be every bit the fraud he was last time around; this may be a new election cycle but it is the same pro-ILLEGAL alien Rick Perry.

By his own admission "Texas took the national lead in allowing such deserving young minds to attend a Texas college at a resident rate." That won't sell among conservatives nor should it. The best way to know what a politician is about is to look at his record. Perry's record sucks. Defend it all you'd like, but you can't change it. It is what it is.