“Specifically on the subject of Israel I have found him to be one of the staunchest allies of her currently on the scene today. He has never, that I can find, amended his point of view”
I don’t back Perry, although if he is the Pub nominee, I will vote for him. However, he is indeed a staunch supporter of Israel, and that is the main thing I like about him. However again, he has that border/illegal alien position that for me is a deal breaker, bigtime.
Perry has spent $400 million of our state dollars working to secure an INTERNATIONAL border -- he's put Texas Rangers on the border (1250 miles). He's asked for drones, boots on the ground and fences in urban areas -- FEDERAL responsibility by LAW. Crickets.
Perry does not believe in amnesty.
Perry wants the border sealed.
Perry wants the U.S. and Mexico to militarily join forces to drive out the drug cartels that Obama-Holder have armed.
In-state tuition is allowed for children born in Mexico and brought to Texas (and not removed by the Feds and who must not have their legal status asked in public schools by Fed law) -- who have attended 3 years of H.S. and graduated in Texas and are working toward citizenship to PAY instate tuition -- (the vast majority of them attend community college).
They will more likely stay in H.S., get a good job and pay into the pot, not take from the pot -- and that could make it more likely to vote GOP.
I understand your feelings and I’m not attacking you at all with what I say next. I would encourage you to dig deep and research his stance on the border, listen to him talk about the border outside of the debates where he has more then just a 1 minute timeframe to explain his plan. Watch him in a townhall setting (there’s many places but that’s just one example) and don’t cut him off when you hear him say that he is not for a fence. He is for a physical fence in some areas and for a different type of fence along the rest, including the areas with a physical fence.
As for the in-state tuition. He and I part company on that issue, I don’t agree with it. However, he has one redeeming quality on that issue and that is that he believes the states should decide for themselves.