Perry’s support of tuition for children of illegals puts him in GOP crosshairs

When you feed your child the steak you stole from Wal-Mart (Wal-Mart? For a steak?), does your child benefit from your theft? Or, when you steal, do you do so only for yourself?

What difference? If you are thinking Biblical:

14 “But suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father commits, and though he sees them, he does not do such things: 15 “He does not eat at the mountain shrines or look to the idols of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife. 16 He does not oppress anyone or require a pledge for a loan. He does not commit robbery but gives his food to the hungry and provides clothing for the naked. 17 He withholds his hand from mistreating the poor and takes no interest or profit from them. He keeps my laws and follows my decrees. He will not die for his father’s sin; he will surely live. 18 But his father will die for his own sin, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother and did what was wrong among his people.

As the parent, I can induce/force my child to go where I go and the child is not at fault if that is inconvenient to others.

“As the parent, I can induce/force my child to go where I go and the child is not at fault if that is inconvenient to others.”

True. But if you reward the child, you reward the parent. If you deport the parent & child, then that doesn’t happen.

Sorry, but there are uncounted millions around the world who want to come to America. What is needed is to export American values, not to import folks with non-American values. We need to help Mexico look like us, not us to look like Mexico.

How can we do this?

For starters, crack down on employment of illegals. Illegals left AZ when 1070 was adopted, at least until it was put on hold.

You can crack down on illegals that jump in your lap. When you find a van where no one has a license & there are 12 spanish speaking only guys stuffed in it, you have enough probable cause to CHECK on citizenship status...and deport those who are not.

You can tie medical care of illegals to deportation - and you can deport immediately, instead of waiting until whatever medical condition is resolved. There is a difference between treating a broken arm and treating diabetes.

You could have an expanded guest worker program for males, allowing them to work here but not to have their families here. That would allow them to make money to send home, but not to bring families here and settle.

The problem isn’t that the ‘sons’ are guilty. The problem is that allowing the ‘sons’ to stay and thrive gives incentive to bring them in the first place. If you allow for them to thrive, you reward the parents for THEIR law-breaking.

If you steal to provide for your child, you are as guilty as someone who steals to support themselves. We don’t allow thieves to keep money because their kids are innocent. We shouldn’t allow ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS to stay because some of them brought their kids.

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