Perry '01 - 'Fox's vision for an open border is a vision I embrace'

The Washington Times ^ | June 21, 2011 | Kerry Picket

[Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears]

Texas Governor Rick Perry, Republican, reportedly being pushed by Texas lawmakers to throw his hat into the GOP presidential ring, very often touts his background on border security,but what about the Mr. Perry's past remarks and actions about immigration and the border? He is currently supporting a bill that was just passed by the Texas Senate that would give greater power to police officers to question those who are detained about their legal status. The AP reports:

The 19-12 vote early Wednesday came after nearly eight hours of emotional debate in which Democrats railed against the bill as racist and a tool to harass Latinos.

The bill pushed by Republican Gov. Rick Perry now goes to the House for consideration, where it is expected to easily pass. The Republican super-majority in the House passed a similar version during the regular session.

Perry and supporters say the bill will help police fight crime committed by illegal immigrants. But opponents, including law enforcement chiefs in the state's largest cities and immigrant rights activists, say the measure will allow rogue officers to target Hispanics.

However, Governor Perry appeared to be talking differently about the border when he first came to office. In a 2001 Border Summit speech, Governor Perry described to fellow border governors and others in attendance the amount of poverty :

"President Fox’s vision for an open border is a vision I embrace, as long as we demonstrate the will to address the obstacles to it. An open border means poverty has given way to opportunity, and Mexico’s citizens do not feel compelled to cross the border to find that opportunity. It means we have addressed pollution concerns, made substantial progress in stopping the spread of disease, and rid our crossings of illicit drug smuggling activity."

[Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears]

>>“How about we do things differently here?...”

Stupid idea. How ‘bout we don’t.<<

And how bout not likening FReepers to Saul Alinsky for posting articles from the Washington Times? Whatta maroon.

[Windflier]

"On the Issues" gives Lindsey Graham the same rating they give Perry.

Ooops. So much for that 'proof'.

[TADSLOS]

The problem with Perry is that if every position he has ever held were displayed on that chart it would look like the grid was hit with a load of buckshot. The boy is all over the map, which is indicative of a career statist politician who doesn’t lead, but relys on the latest populist trends to seek office.

[Windflier]

...don’t ask me how I could ever open up a roofing, concrete, or other construction company, because I simply wouldn’t be able to survive. My competitors would undercut me with illegal labor.

Welcome to my world. My wife and I have had to cut our prices by nearly half over the last six years, just to stay somewhat competitive with the pirates who use illegal labor. It's destroyed our once affluent way of life and pushed us nearly into poverty.

If we hadn't already committed so many years to this business, we wouldn't be doing it any longer. In fact, we've been working on getting out of the industry for some time now, but it takes time and hard work to build a replacement business.

[stockpirate]

They will describe him as another GWB because he is.....

Which means he is a New World Order big government socialist....just like GWB