Perry would be smart to concede that his views regarding illegal aliens is simply not transferrable on a national scale. What may allegedly work in Texas (probably just for political expediency) will not work nationally. A hard line has to be drawn. Kicking this illegal invasion can down the road is no longer acceptable to most conservatives anymore. This is Bush redux.
Perry would be smart to concede that his views regarding illegal aliens is simply not transferrable on a national scale. What may allegedly work in Texas (probably just for political expediency) will not work nationally.
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I agree, he should make that point. I think he half-heartily tried, he needs to clarify.
In-state tuition is a state matter and the students of illegals have paid state taxes through sales tax, property taxes etc. for at least three years. (I don’t like it but it was legislated in...so).
But if he would make clear he doesn’t believe that should be legislated on a national level. Only by the individual states and according to the will of that states constituents.
Controlling the border and enforcing immigration laws is the job that belongs to the feds and if the feds did their job, Texas wouldn’t be legislating laws to deal with children of illegals. (trying to make lemonade out of lemons) It would be a moot point, if the feds were doing their job.
That’s just wrong about Perry.
He has a clearly defined plan to protect the borders. It involves using the latest technology for surveilance, using drones, using troopers at strategic locations, using heliocopters and I forget the rest, but as for the fence, he’s totally right about that.
It would be impossible to build for many reasons and it wouldn’t work.
don’t succumb to leftist propaganda about Perry. Look up his positions for yourself.
That is what I was waiting to see from Perry. Instead, he took a compassionate conservative approach and impugned critics of in-state tuition for illegals. We had enough of that kind of crap with Bush 43.
He really had just one shot here and blew it - because if he changes his tune now, it will reek of an opportunistic Romney-style flip-flop.
But I have a feeling he won't change. He doesn't strike me as a guy who is willing to adapt here.