Right---- Texans are too effin tough and smart to need a border fence. They know the border. They know how to handle "their Mexicans".
They are smarter than the Israelis whose border fence has done great by them. Texans- Keep telling yourselves that
When it comes to Mexico all Rick Perry did was to ape Governor GW Bush. He copied what he saw got GW Bush elected. This is dinosaur thinking. The invasion via the Mexican border is much worse than when GW Bush was Texas governor. It now includes Central Americans, South Americans, Chinese and other Asians, Muslims etc
ISRAELI BORDER FENCE ----- this is what a serious nation erects
Gov. Perry has been to Israel and discussed and observed their security and their use of drones.
Israel is surrounded by enemies who want to push them into the sea and refuse to recognize their right to exit. There are bombs shot over that wall, there are suicide bombers who walk trough the gates. Israel is a small country.
We are not Israel.
One of Rick Perry’s first acts after being elected agriculture commissioner in 1991 was to create the Texas-Israel Exchange, which promoted information and research sharing.
Gov. Perry Received Defender of Jerusalem Award Thursday, August 13, 2009
****** Aug 2009: Texas gov. compares Gaza to Mexico”……Perry also recalled the Texas-Israel Exchange - a body that supports the trade of agricultural know-how between Texan and Israeli scientists - which he established in 1991, while serving as the Texas Agriculture Commissioner.
"We have a connection that goes back many years," he said. "And Israel has a lot that we can learn from, especially in the areas of water conservation and semi-arid land - Israeli technology has helped us a lot in dealing with drought."
"But also," the governor continued, "when I was here for the first time some 18 years ago and I was touring the country, the comparison between Masada and the Alamo was not lost on me. I mean, we're talking about two groups of people who were willing to give up their lives for freedom and liberty." Beyond the comparisons, Gov. Perry said another point of his trip here was to show other people "what was really going on", with regards to the military threats facing the country, and in particular the IDF's recent Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip.
"We went to the border with Gaza and received a briefing from the army there, and we went to Sderot and saw the police station with all the Kassam rockets piled up, we saw playgrounds that had to be covered from rocket fire. It's a powerful place." In that vein, the governor said he was also interested in learning more about security aspects while in the country, as Texas has a large, porous border with Mexico, and the recent violence in that country had unnerved many Texans.
"Israel is a leader in security technology, and another reason for our visit to the Gaza border was to see some of the security measures being used there," said Perry.
"Kassam rockets have killed 28 Israelis over the last eight years. Well, 1,000 people have been killed in Juarez [Mexico, on the border with El Paso , Texas] since the beginning of the year [in drug-related violence]. So we're trying to find ways to secure that border, because just like it's important to Israelis to keep heavy security on their border with Gaza, it's important to citizens of Texas to keep out the illegal activities that are going on with drugs [in Mexico]……”.
Guess you haven’t studies Perry’s border security initiatives and where he has received all his vision for those policies and initiatives, have you?
Perry BASES his border security measures on Israel, has visited them several times in the last decade or so to get info and insight from them, and has routinely over his years as governor implemented Israeli-proven security measures.
Furthermore, Perry’s idea of more elaborate strategic fencing in high risk crossing areas makes a lot of sense budget wise in addition to being a common sense measure. Perry is not against closing the borders. He just knows of a more comprehensive and proven way of doing so.
However, posting your little graphic above is nothing compared to the strong bond Perry has built throughout the years with Israel, not just through his support of Israel as a nation because of his Christian beliefs but also because of the time he has spent with them, talking, watching, learning, and sharing with the Israelis on what is working for them.