If he will not act to secure the border as a governor, he sure is not going to act on it as president. Find someone else to support.
You're being really mean! Back in 2006 when Bush's Department of Homeland Security was cutting the money spent on securing the Texas border by 30%, Perry took millions of taxpayer dollars
and spent them on webcams to guard the border because we demanded it!!! He followed through on it, give the man a break:
With the voluntary participation of private landowners, Texas will begin posting hundreds of surveillance cameras along criminal hotspots and common routes used to enter this country. These cameras, paid for with millions of dollars made available by my office, will cover vast stretches of farm and ranchland located directly on the border where criminal activity is known to occur, and not the neighborhoods where families will continue to enjoy their privacy. Landowners will be able to monitor and defend their property from criminals who might endanger their families.
We will make the video feed available to state, local and federal law enforcement agencies so they can respond swiftly and appropriately. And we will post this video on the Internet, in real time, so that concerned Americans can help protect our nation through online neighborhood watch programs. This video will be available 24 hours a day because cameras will be equipped with night vision capabilities.
When citizens witness a crime, they will be able to call an 800 number and be routed to the appropriate law enforcement agency. Under the watchful eyes of law enforcement and the American people, criminals who smuggle drugs and human beings, predators who commit violent crimes against citizen and immigrant alike, and terror groups looking to exploit our border will all lose their greatest strategic asset: the cloak of secrecy.
Enforcing the border is the federal government’s responsibility, but Texas will not wait to act. By leveraging advanced video technology and the power of the Internet, and with an increased financial commitment from the state of Texas, we can make our border stronger and our nation safer.
That is what the American people want, that is what our security demands, and that is what Texas is going to deliver.
Part of me agrees with your information...But you have to ask yourself this question...
“Has any of those Cameras actually caught anyone coming across the border illegally???”
I ask that in a partially tongue and cheek retort, “Camera 123, just caught a band of illegals near the Lajitas Shallows of the rio Grande last Tuesday...”
Have any “ground” assets been vectored to intercept and arrest anyone as a result of being seen on those cameras???
I’m not so sure, I have not seen any statistical data to support the cameras effectiveness...
Now on the other hand, the boots on the ground we do have in certain areas have been effective, yet they are so spread out, they can’t realy make an impact on the problem at hand...
My solution is a full court press on the border, (not checkpoints infringing on the priivacy of our citizens 50 miles inland in some places), but substancial investigations, manuevering units on the ground and in the air to really make it untenable to attempt to cross illegally into this country...
Provide systems at legal crossings to limit the time people coming into this country can stay...If they are caught, then enough severe penalties applied will clean up that abuse at those crossings...
There could be substantial budgetary funds for this type of serious systemic changes in our border areas, even in this time of revenue shortfalls...
You just have to elect people into office that have the courage and steadfastness to get the job done...
And we are farrrrrrrr from that point...
Again, just another dos centavos...
Just my dos centavos...
That was sarcasm, right?Webcams, that's a good one. Oh look, there goes another group of 50 crossing the border.