Perry kept repeating the “last name” line.
The fact is they are here illegally.
If the state of Texas wants to give people who are here illegally, “in state tuition”, they should stop charging “out of state tuition” to legal American citizens from any state of the union.
Perhaps he could say “in Texas, nobody pays out of state tuition, even if their name isn’t of Hispanic origin.”
I can understand that Texas can't afford to give in state tuition rates to the whole country, but a dream act is amnesty's foot in the door.
The “last name” line is especially offensive because it implies that those who want immigration laws enforced are racist. I’d vote Perry off the Republican primary planet for that alone.
If a kid from another state goes to three years of high school in Texas, then it is apples to apples. This are clearly assimilated people going to school, and pursuing a career and citizenship.
I don’t agree with the policy entirely, but the attacks are false comparing to the the leftists Dream acts and amnesty.
The “last name” comment assumes everyone with Spanish last names are illegals. It’s racist isn’t it?