Rick Perry's pro-immigration Texas base

POLITICO ^ | MAGGIE HABERMAN

[Tempest]

POLITICO's Ken Vogel passes along an email sent by Perry contributor Norman Adams that contained a separate email from Steve Hotze, also a Perry bundler based in Texas. Both emails make donor solicitations that underscore Perry's position helping to kill a bill similar to the Arizona immigration legislation, for instance.

The upshot is that these are not necessarily positions that either primary and caucus voters know about Perry, or that will sit well with them.

As I noted in another post, it's not clear that immigration is the driver of voter interests in presidential primaries that some believe it to be. But it will be interesting to see how Perry tries to keep both his donor base of Texas businessmen, who tend to favor the immigrants who aid the state's economy, and voters happy.

[Tempest]

Both emails make donor solicitations that underscore Perry's position helping to kill a bill similar to the Arizona immigration legislation,

[Tempest]

[Patrick1]

I guess Perry’s lead has gotten bigger.

[gunsequalfreedom]

The article says it is uncertain that immigration issues are of importance to voters. Its an issue that it of importance to mosy voters but an issue untouched by candidates of both parties. The GOP especially will not touch the issue and you can bet Perry apologists on FR will dismiss the issie as unimportant.

Perry supporters of course are welcome to prove me wrong.

[gunsequalfreedom]

The article says it is uncertain that immigration issues are of importance to voters. Its an issue that it of importance to most voters but an issue untouched by candidates of both parties. The GOP especially will not touch the issue and you can bet Perry apologists on FR will dismiss the issie as unimportant.

Perry supporters of course are welcome to prove me wrong.

[bwc2221]

Pilgrim's Pride Poultry also contributed $750k to Perry, but I am sure a poultry processor would NEVER employ illegal immigrants.

[Yosemitest]

I'm conservative, and I wouldn't vote for that RINO Perry if he was the only candidate we had.
He position on ILLEGAL Immigration is intolerable!
I wonder if his maid, gardener, cook, chafer, and personal assistant, all are ILLEGALS.
How anyone who isn't using ILLEGALS as slaves, could vote for such a phony conservative, is beyond me!

[ncalburt]

Boy are you scared troll.

Posting another Axelrod hit piece from the Obama drones at Leftico a certified Obama propaganda outlet!

Whats next Perry hater , a NY Slimes perry hit piece.

Watching you Obama Obot trolls freak out and still try to peddle the concerned poster scan has been a real laugh.

[ncalburt]

Gee playing the Class envy card here just like the leftists do ?

Ya , your just another concerned troll too.

[RowdyFFC]

Oh, for pete’s sakes...this article is from Politico...need one say more about there being any truth in it?

[smoothsailing]

Currently, this is how the Hopefuls rate on immigration policy (from worst to mediocre best):

F-minus: Barack Obama
F: Ron Paul
F: Gary Johnson
F: Rick Santorum
D-minus: Newt Gingrich
D-minus: Jon Huntsman
D-minus: Rick Perry
D: Sarah Palin (not a candidate)
D: Mitt Romney
C-minus: Herman Cain
C+: Tim Pawlenty (quit race)
B-minus: Michele Bachmann

https://www.numbersusa.com/content/nusablog/beckr/july-28-2011/rick-perry-gets-d-minus-immigration-middle-bad-gop-pack.html

[Patrick1]

Then you are voting for Obama?

[Yosemitest]

Hell no! I’m tired of RINOs.
NO MORE RINOs.
I’m not buying the establishment’s divider.

[Yosemitest]

Obama ought to be in office when all his crap comes home to roost.
But, no, I’m not voting for Obama.
If Perry;’s my only choice, I just won’t vote.

[org.whodat]

BS, the man has the option of staying home, which I will do and encourage others to do before I would vote Perry. Just why in the world do you think you can force someone to vote for an amnesty supporter. Did not work for mccain and will not work for open borders Perry, and you know it.

[rintense]

Psst!

[rintense]

PING!

[SoConPubbie]

Boy are you scared troll.

Tempest,

Don't pay any attention to ncalburt, he is always off his meds and comes off as a Hair-On-Fire Party over Principle poster all the time.

If it is moderate and has an R next to it's name, ncalburt is in full support mode.

If it's a true conservative, not so much.

[sarasmom]

DITTO
Folks, this is the primary season.

Is there any chance at all that Republicans will nominate a Republican, as our candidate for POTUS?

If not, I vote we Republicans all go Gault sooner, rather than later.

[no dems]

I put as much stock in a “Politico” article as I would a NY Times article by Lindsey Lohan on “How to be a Good Role Model”.