Why didn't you post the rest of the sentence Barnacle:
"as long as we demonstrate the will to address the obstacles to it. An open border means poverty has given way to opportunity and Mexico’s citizens do not feel compelled to cross the border to find it. It means we have addressed pollution concerns, made substantial progress in stopping the spread of disease, and rid our crossings of illicit drug smuggling activity. Clearly we have a long way to go in addressing those issues"
It couldn't be that you omitted it in an effort to make Perry look as bad as possible, could it? Nah....you wouldn't be that dishonest, would you?
This is the equivalent of MLK's "I have a dream speech". A utopian wish.
It’s no where near MLK’s speech. Perry is a politician. He still said it. With or without the qualifiers it’s still advocates open borders. And who decides when all that other criteria has been met? Remember, he said until “SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS” has been made. What does that mean? Drug dealers only get through half the time or a quarter of the time. When we’ve “almost” got the disease issue solved?
Cindie