This war on our border is BS! Federal protection of our border is BS!
Perry wants the border sealed, the cartels killed off and no amnesty. He wants fencing in urban areas where it works, drones for intel and boots on the ground.
If we can’t do that, but instead start the construction of a 25 foot wall for 2000 miles on our southern border, that makes us look weak.
Homeland Sec. Janet Napolatano is talking of boots on the ground and drone coverage for our border with Canada — what is that about 8,000 miles inc Alaska — why refuse the southern border govs the same things?
What next? How about our shores — rolled wire barriers?
What about the skies overhead?
The 80,000 illegal Mexicans in my city didn’t wash up on the coasts. They came across an unwalled border, and you’re just fine with that. Maybe Texans want to the filth I see with those people, but we don’t. Perry is a pandering illegal-loving wuss.
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.
And Perry does indeed want amnesty, at least in the sense of the ordinary meaning of the word, which is to say letting people get away with their violation of the law: “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.”
No amnesty, you say?
But just to be clear: if border security is accomplished, you can envision some sort of path to citizenship for people who are here illegally.
La Raza Rick Perry: Sure.
La Raza Rick Perry on the record
A "Path to citizenship" is amnesty regardless how many times you deny it.