“If they are illegal, they cannot work here as a roofer with or without a college education.
So, why should we provide college educations to those who will never be able to work legally in the US?”
Newsflash - they did cross the border, they are here, and they are working.
Blame Obama, not Rick Perry for letting people cross our national borders illegally - the Fed owns the border, not the state Governor. Obama has rescinded the funding authorized by Bush to add additional border security.
The fact is, the kid’s of these people are here at no fault of their own. Mass deportation is simply and totally unrealistic, so they must be dealt with.
As a governor, this situation was dumped on Rick Perry. He has gone above and beyond his job role in catching and processing illegals and sent Obama the bill.
The fact that people crossed the border and have found work is not Rick Perry’s fault any more than the situation is Jan Brewer’s fault in Arizona. These people are here, some gave birth to children on US soil, others were dragged over the border by their parents.
Again, if you do not think it is fair for a child who attended 13 years of grade school to pay the same $22k/year to attend A&M University, just because their parents brought them here as infants illegally, than you should demand that whoever the republican front runner is make this same proclamation in the general election against Obama. Santorum and Romney have, but I guarantee you this - if either of these two bomb throwers ever becomes the nominee, their same words used to unfairly attack Perry in such a misleading way over this issue will be used by Obama against them in a much worse way.
You may not be aware of this, but illegal immigration has been a problem for long before Obama was elected.
And those illegal aliens who are educated at our universities will never be able to legally work in the USA.
Face it. Rick Perry is an open borders socialist RINO who believes in open borders and wants to institute Bi National Socialized Medicine so that you can pay for the healthcare of people in Mexico and receive Mexican quality healthcare in the USA.