Don't be fooled by the 'open borders' quote that is making the rounds. If you read it in context as I posted it above, it means something entirely different.
Has it escaped everyone's memory that Perry confronted President Obama on the airport tarmac in Austin and tried to personally deliver a letter asking for help on border security? There's a lot of disinformation out there:
http://nation.foxnews.com/president-obama/2010/08/10/obama-declines-accept-rick-perrys-letter
Gov. Rick Perry's meeting at the Austin airport with President Barack Obama on border security lasted a mere 34 seconds, and Perry had to hand a letter on the issue to presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett because Obama declined to personally accept it.
That did not dissuade the governor from inviting Obama to come back to Texas and tour the border with him to get a first hand look at what Perry describes as the threat from Mexican drug cartels.
"Look, he's got the letter. I suspect he'll read it. I hope he responds to it," Perry said. "This is way past partisanship or politics."
Perry said Obama's decision to send 1,200 troops to the entire border with Mexico was inadequate, particularly since only 286 are coming to Texas.
Perry said he would like a substantial meeting with Obama to discuss the need for 1,000 National Guard troops until 3,000 Border Patrol agents can be trained to take over.
"We need a substantial amount of boots on the ground. We need the technology in the air. The predator drones. The other technologies we've talked about: night vision equipment, cameras, motion-detecting equipment," Perry said.
The governor said immigration reform is "a waste of effort until you secure the border."
I'm not, there is far more information from Perry himself which attests to his view of Immigration....I have certainly investigated further and do not agree with how he stands on the issue, even taking into consideration his states dependence on using those from Mexico for crops etc. Still, he is in the opposite ballpark than I am concerning immigration and the borders. He wants a "secure" border but opposes fencing or walls.....putting manpower at levels he wants is fruitless as we have seen already
I am now also looking further on his deals with Islamic Clerics...and they are no small bannanas he's dealing with...rather some top Islamic religious leaders. That goes against him as well IMO...and I am not at all comfortable he wants students to learn about Islam as part of those deals.