I like a lot about Perry but he sucks at debating and he jumped the shark with me when he called people who disagree with him on illegal educational freebies “people with no heart”
The Texas overwhelmingly Republican legislature had 4 dissents on allowing children of illegals, and with any other immigration status, who were living in Texas for 3 years of highschool and working toward their citizenship to receive the same in state tuition as their classmates. Perry could do nothing even if he wanted to, which he probably didn't.
Texas has spent 400 million of it's own tax dollars to secure the U.S. Mexico border. Not Minnesota tax dollars, not Pennsylvania tax dollars, Texans tax dollars to secure the U.S. border. Texas is dealing with this issue the best they can and Perry's actions make sense.
Bachman, Santorum and anyone else who says they will build a 2,000 mile fence, cede the Rio Grand to Mexico, cut off natural wildlife crossing in Big Bend National Park as well as destroying a majestic wonder that is Big Bend, s lying through their teeth for votes. Anyone who says they will deport 12 million illegals is also lying.
Sarah Palin herself said she was for a path to citizenship and that deporting illegals would be inhumane.