I really haven’t known anything about Boyd until he entered the gubernatorial race.
However I found this from the site Rocky Top Politics site (https://rockytoppolitics.com/):
“It didn’t take long for the college tuition subsidies for illegal aliens issue to hit the governor’s race. That is not surprising. ... But not Randy Boyd. Oh, nooo. El Jefe Randy probably should have remained at least quiet on the subject, given his history of bankrolling illegal alien project (i.e., $250,000 in personal contributions for La Raza-supported training programs that help teach illegals how to take American restaurant jobs), Senior Randy just had to open his mouth and let loose with this little gem:
“We need to bring more people in to the state of Tennessee, and I want to bring people in … from wherever in the world they want to come from. 3-15-2018”
This makes Boyd sound like another Lamar! Alexander/Bill Haslam.
You nailed it.