[Liz]

Also remember that Texas citizens did not even know Perry was giving illegals in-state tuition---subsidizing non-citizens w/ their tax dollars.

Texans only found out when Perry entered the prez race-----when it was revealed at the debates....and roundly criticized.

THE REASON Perry is a lame duck Texas gov---he could never be reelected.

[mac_truck]

THE REASON Perry is a lame duck Texas gov---he could never be reelected.

He was re-elected in twice already and has nothing to gain from running again.

[isthisnickcool]

Are you kidding? Perry could get re-elected as many times as he wants in Texas.

[South40]

Something most Texas citizens still don't know is that La Raza Rick's taxpayer-subsidized financial aid and instate tuition for ILLEGAL aliens costs taxpayers $100 million annually.

The estimated fiscal cost of providing in-state tuition to illegal alien students — not including a larger number of U.S.-born children of illegal aliens, therefore, is nearly $100 million per year.

The Fiscal Burden of ILLEGAL Immigration on Texans

[Rik0Shay]

No Governor of Texas can deport an Illegal. That belongs to the Feds. Any governor of Texas has a big problem, millions of illegals that he can not get rid of no matter what he does. Our public schools are supported by sales tax and property tax generally. We have a separate tuition for out of state residents because they previously had not lived in Texas and paid no Taxes to Texas. Many of the Illegals have lived in Texas and paid taxes just like us so they are supporting our public schools. To deny them a higher education would create a permanent lower caste. That is the logic of Rick Perry and I agree with it.