This hangs over Perry’s head like Romneycare hangs over Romney. It is enough to disqualify both for me. SEAL THE BORDER, kick the illegal invaders OUT and off our social programs.
I have crossed Perry, Romney, Ron Paul and Pawlenty off my list. No need to bother with them anymore. Although, despite his excentricities I do give Ron Paul a lot of credit for bringing up the Federal Reserve. I hope that there will be a coninued debate about it.
Thats kind of the rub. Business, tends to vote republican, who are on the side of controlling illegal immigration. But business likes cheap labor. What many of the left side of the issue, Hispanics etc, don’t sem to get it that illegal immigrant labor tends to depress wages in the nonskilled sector of the economy thereby making it a more difficult climb to the middle class. They also don’t seem to have any problem with young US born citizens having a more difficult time finding entry level employment out of high school. Young kids in college will for the most part vote for anybody that will give them a handout, tuition etc.
The problem lies with shutting down illegal immigration first so that the country can find a formula for dealing with those illegals already here including deportation, possible work only cards and taxing money sent out of the country. I definitely don’t want to see them given ammnesty and a easy path for citizenship. They have not earned it above those that play by the rules.