It strikes me as odd that a kid could graduate from a high school in Texas without being a Texas resident. We are talking residency here and not citizenship. Thanks to our liberal courts, governors cannot deport illegals or even ask about their immigration status in the course of conducting state business. I think this is a non issue that politicians are trying to exploit for political reasons (I’m shocked I tell you). Perry could have and should have explained this better, and was stupid for calling opponents heartless, but I’ll bet that illegals get in state tuition in Santorum’s PA, Bachman’s MN, Romney”s MA, etc. etc.
To be sure, Perry has been unimpressive during these debates - his failure to explain the issue and move the discussion to issues with Obama’s handling of the economy has hurt him badly - but can’t people see that this is being engineered (with the help of FOX no less) to insure that Romney is our candidate? It’s McCain redux.
It's been forced on the states on the courts for many years. You can't deny a child an education even if their parents are illegal. The courts haven't forced anyone to give tuition breaks for college. That's all been the work of local politicians.