[mylife]

You neglect 9.4 billion dollars in the rainy day fund.

I don’t like the margins so close but these are difficult times.

That said, it can not be denied that Texas is leading the nation on fiscal matters.

Ohio and Wi are doing great things, many states are, but to try to portray Texas as fiscally irresponsible is lame.

[bwc2221]

The simple fact is that while illegal immigrant labor is very profitable for Bob Perry Home Builders, Pilgrim's Pride Poultry, etc., it is a tremendous financial burden on local, state and national governments. FAIR estimates illegal immigrants cost in excess of $110 billion annually.