[JulieRNR21]

I was glad Perry entered the race because I considered him a good second choice. I’m a lifelong Texan and I know what’s goin’ on round here. He’s been a good governor for us. Those that bring up really stupid stuff like the in-state tuition thing cannot be reasoned with. I’ve wasted a lot of space trying to do it.

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Thanks for your post.

I understand that the Legislature pushed for it...not Perry. And the vote for it (unanimous in one House & only 4 dissenters in the other) was veto-proof.

I agree...it's not the biggest issue.

I'll take Perry any day over RINO Romney.

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I know Texas is not the only state that offers in-state tuition rates to kids of illegals but I don’t know what the other states are.

It’s a bigger thing here in Texas because we have so many illegals. Unfortunately, they like it here and don’t go on up to Georgia or Mass. (ha)

Anyway, the arguments for it 11 years ago when it was passed, as you say almost unanimously, were generally accepted by both parties.

I think hostility toward Mexicans and illegals has grown exponentially in those past ten years. There are people around here whose hate is disturbing.

Also we’re all sick and tired of giving anything to anybody who didn’t earn it.

However, this is not giving anything ... those benefiting from the in-state rate still have to pay tuition and it ain’t cheap ... at the big colleges.

However, there was an article in the Dallas Morning News, a liberal rag that hates Perry, that was fair about this issue, giving actual figures which showed that most of the kids benefiting from this go to community colleges, which are pretty cheap anyway.

There was a lot of screaming about UT at first, but the number going to UT is extremely small.

All in all, the dollar amounts involved are miniscule.

This whole issue is a straw dog made important by people who don’t have a clue about the situation in Texas.