Perry has been trying to get more authority and money for “boots on the ground” for police forces empowered and mannded to control the border, he’s used the authority he’s got to enforce immigration and deportation. However, States are limited by the Federal forces and laws. lmarie373’s source hates Perry, but even he has documented Perry’s border efforts back in 2005 http://24ahead.com/blog/archives/004096.html
In 2007, he set up the Border Security Council http://www.texasinsider.org/?p=320
In 2009, he sent Texas Rangers and asked for Federal troops
http://www.aolnews.com/story/texas-gov-rick-perry-sends-rangers-to/666047
I’d sure like to see what legislation Medina has testified for at Austin, much less managed to get legislators to sign. When has she sat in committee meetings for half a day, waiting her turn to speak? What has she lobbied for? When has she worked for anything other than to build opposition to the Republicans by forming the Campaign for Liberty, Texas Liberty Campaign, and her own campaigns?
Did she chase the Dems to Oklahoma or New Mexico in 2003? Did she join FReepers in any of our protests over the 2000 Bush challenge or over the fleeing Dems in 2003?
i dont think calling a surge to third place any kind of achievement means much...i’ve always been a perry fan and thought he was against illegals.
Did she preside over a grotesque increase in spending? Did she help push through the margins tax? Did she come with an Orwellian scheme to force the whore vaccine on 11 year-olds? Did she push the TTC? Is she pushing toll roads, the net effect of which is that productive people get to pay another tax for a service that the state should provide (roads)etc. so that there is more money in the general fund for welfare benefits to our so-called poor and illegals and for shoveling more cash into the hands of those who are responsible for the failed government schools?, etc. Moreover, everyone who pays attention knows that last time around Perry ran as a border enforcer and then afterwards mocked the idea of a fence. He has not done what he should on the border. He is better than KBH, and I will vote for him in the final if he is the candidate, but let’s not kid ourselves. He is close to a RINO.
He did all that to fight the “crime” that the flood of illegals was causing. Not the crime of them coming. He’s a “let’s arrest and deport the criminals” type. As opposed to lets stop the damn flood of illegals. And trust me, he was NOT treating all illegals as criminals. He was dead set against the border fence that would actually STOP the invasion.
He was 1000% on board with Say Daily MushandSpin killing the border fence.