If Perry was against illegal immigration he would be requiring employers to use e-verify like Arizona has done.
If Perry was against illegal immigration he would be pushing for a law like the Alabama law in Texas.
If Perry was against illegal immigration sanctuary cities would have been ended in Texas a long time ago.
If Perry was against illegal immigration he would not be in favor of giving a tuition break to illegals who are not even allowed to work in the country.
If Perry was against illegal immigration he would not be in favor of legalizing the illegals, as he has stated he wants to do: “That’s why I support a guest worker program that takes undocumented workers off the black market and legitimizes their economic contributions without providing them citizenship status.”
What is making "Texas more like California" is the CA people fleeing the mess they have made there...coming to TX!
What is going to make "Texas more like California" is legalizing the illegals, as Perry wants to do.
Let's be honest, the American people in the 21st century are not going to sit still for a permanent "second class citizens" of 20-38 million people. They will give them voting rights, if not the first go around then in a second step.
Perry, with all of his pandering to Hispanics and willingness to cater to the National Council of La Raza, still only gets around 38% of the Hispanic vote.
Obviously, of that vote the percentage willing to vote for a Republican is much higher for the long-assimilated Hispanics. We can assimilate a reasonable amount of immigrants over a long period of time.
But for the tens of millions of illegals, this vote will go 80%+ for the Democrats. When that day comes, Texas will be the new California, and the USA will be well on its way to finally shedding the last vestiges of limited government and free markets and individual freedoms.
A Perry presidency will be a Pyrrhic presidency, as it will be the last conservative in the presidency, whether a compassionate conservative or otherwise, for a long, long, time.
I agree with everthing Perry said here.
Do you live in TX? Which part?
I have heard news stories that the farmers in Alabama are already worried about having labor to harvest their crops. Renters have empty rentals. And the school population is down...teachers may have to be laid off.
Immigration is complicated...more so than you let on. People on welfare and unemployment don't want a job...just a fact.
I have friends who own several Burger Kings and they have trouble finding help...and a lot they do hire aren't worth minimum wage!