The reason no one “gave a crap” is because most people weren’t aware of it. I didn’t know about it until he came on the national scene and I’m a political junkie. The thing is, people pay less attention to what happens in another state than they do about what’s going on in their own state. I’ve heard a fair amount of Texans (I’d say about 50/50) who oppose the legislation as those who think it’s fine or no big deal. His record will and SHOULD be scrutinized.
Cindie
At the time it passed, the Texas legislature was nearly unanimous on this one. Since then, around a dozen states have done the same thing.
If Texans are truly angry, they should petition their rep. To my knowledge, there has been no legislation vetoed by Perry changing the law.
It truly is a non-issue to most people. The anti-illegal fervor is only felt among a small number of people nationwide and will have zero impact in the general, but has a big strain on the far right, which happens to be Republican primary voters in the south.