[Lakeshark]

I've been trying to get a Perry supporter to help me understand how you support him considering his softness on illegal immigration and his continual pandering to the La Raza/open borders crowd. He has a pretty poor record on this subject, one that is extremely important to our ongoing fight against collapse (and liberalism for that matter).

Can you explain this one to me?

[GlockLady]

FWIW
“Rick Perry Wanted Bi-National Health Insurance With Mexico “

http://www.rightspeak.net/2011/08/rick-perry-wanted-bi-national-health.html
and
http://www.rightspeak.net/2011/08/rick-perrys-book-font-that-never-stops.html

[Sudetenland]

Because of the rest of the package. We need a true conservative that supports the Constitution as it was written--Perry is that. We need a conservative with a proven track record of cutting budgets, cutting taxes, and building an attractive environment for companies to create jobs--Perry has that. He is articulate, smart, a powerful and wise campaigner who has faced the worst that liberals within our state could throw at him with aplomb.

If you are searching for perfection . . . good luck, but Perry is the best of the lot.

Perry has sought to stop the crime associated with border crossings--drugs and coyotes smuggling people, but he is not strong on deportation. If you read my posts, you will see that I am quite critical about his softness on illegal immigration. I am, however coming to see one thing. I do not believe that there will ever be sufficient support for mass deportation of illegals from the US. I believe that the best we can hope for is some sort of worker ID and a form of the Bracero Program.

It has long been a major thorn in my side that we have bi-lingual . . . every thing . . . but education in particular--especially because the underlying principles have been disproven. Bi-lingualism does not ease the entry into our system, it enables insularity and separation. We need acculturation of the disparate immigrants, not separation.

Given all of that, Perry believes that if they are going to be here, it is better that they are educated than not and his DREAM Act isn't the huge liberal giveaway that the one in Congress is.

So no, I am not thrilled with his immigration stance, but there is so much more to our nation's plight than just immigration

Note, that in this last session of the Texas legislature, Perry pushed very hard for an anti-sanctuary city law but it was defeated in both houses.

I personally would like to see a repeat of Eisenhower's Operation Wetback, but I will assert right now that we will not ever see an operation of that kind again. The voters would not support it . . . even if in their hearts, they actually applauded the idea.

Unfortunately there is no simple solution . . . and yeah, I know I sound like McClame and Bush, but as I examine the issue, I don't see a good way out . . . maybe hunting tags? /sarc

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

I've been trying to get a Perry supporter to help me understand how you support him considering his softness on illegal immigration and his continual pandering to the La Raza/open borders crowd. He has a pretty poor record on this subject, one that is extremely important to our ongoing fight against collapse (and liberalism for that matter).
Can you explain this one to me?

I am not exactly a "Perry supporter," (in fact a Perry supported called me nasty names yesterday) but Perry and Palin have a similar plan for immigration (guest worker program).

Watch the video of Palin in 2010 at about 3:15. LINK

She will register illegals and allow them to work to work as long as they "follow the steps."

Perry signed the Texas Dream Act, so that is a point against him. Palin was for a "path to citizenship" in 2008, but seems to have backed away from that. But P and P look pretty similar to me.