[newzjunkey]

If you bothered to read the thread you'd see contemporaneous with the border governors' letter Perry wrote an op-ed calling for a worker program without citizenship as "comprehensive immigration reform." As it happens, that's Palin's solution as well. She said so on O'Reilly in 2010.

In a December 2006 editorial, Gov. Perry wrote (emphasis mine):

"I would rather know who is crossing our border legally to work instead of not knowing who is crossing our border illegally to work. A guest worker program that provides foreign workers with an ID removes the incentive for millions of people to illegally enter our country. It also adds those workers to our tax base, generates revenue for needed social services and it can be done without providing citizenship."

and

"Along with millions of Americans, I think it is wrong to reward those who broke our laws with citizenship ahead of those who have followed the law and are waiting to enter this country legally. And like millions of Americans I do not support amnesty."

Source: http://governor.state.tx.us/news/editorial/10326/

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

From your link: That’s why I support a guest worker program that takes undocumented workers off the black market and legitimizes their economic contributions without providing them citizenship status.

All of them? Is there any limit to the number of illegals who Perry would allow in this program? NOTE: Unemployment is painfully high.

Does Perry realize that they are not going to be satisfied with working here? "Now we are paying taxes." (A lot of workers don't pay any taxes, but that's what they will say.) "No taxation without representation." They would be back sooner or later asking for citizenship.

Do you have any of these concerns about Perry? Yes, I know he is not the only one who may be squishy on immigration.