Quoting the full quote changes nothing. He never recanted! He supported the open border policy under certain conditions. Do YOU support open borders under those conditions???
You may find this video interesting of Ronald Reagan positively speaking about an open border and a guest worker program with Mexico.
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/09/flashback-ronald-reagan-and-george-bush-debate-illegal-immigration-in-1980/244730/
He was saying if it were a perfect world and knew it was not nor would it ever be.
That speech was in August of 2001. 10 years ago.
A lot has changed since then.
Mexico is the United States’ second-largest export market and third-largest trading partner.
I am not for an open border and neither is Perry.
Perry has had to deal with an international border that was suppose to be secured by the Federal Government on behalf of all the United States.
Perry has had to deal with Obama Administration that does nothing - except send troops to other countries.
Perry has had to deal with a United States Government that is corrupt and has committed treasonous crimes by running guns into Mexico to criminal drug cartels.
Perry has had to deal with a Supreme Court order that we educate illegals.
Perry has had to deal with a Homeland Security and ICE that will not punish violators, will not deport violators but instead puts them right back on the streets.
So, go vote for someone else.
Vote for someone who has dealt with illegal immigration and who have dealt with a border that has not been secured by the Federal Government.
Vote for someone who has fought tooth and nail with Obama for 3 years.
Vote for one of the stupid idiots that say things like they are going to build a 1200 mile fence that they know NOTHING about.
Vote for one of the stupid idiots that say they are going to build something that would take 10-15 years to build, cost billions and electrify it so that it kills people.
Vote for one of the stupid idiots that say giving 12 to 16K kids a break of few hundred dollars (yea, I know what Romney said and that dog don’t hunt because the majority of those kids are going to community colleges) that NO ONE not even Texas Taxpayers pay a dime for!
It is a fact that the in-state tuition law does not cost Texans one dime. It certainly does not cost US Taxpayers anything. In fact, if the law was reversed today, Texas Universities would lose over 10 million dollars according to the original article on this thread.
Don’t vote for someone who could not have changed that law due to a majority vote by a legislature. It is something that Texas decide - not anyone else - it is a STATE ISSUE.
Perry, Texans and Texas did not INVITE the illegals into our state. They cost us lots and lots of money and we know it but our hands are tied by the Federal Government who refuse to do their job, who run guns to the drug cartels, who make laws mandating that we pay for the illegals education that they refuse to keep out of our state and that they refuse to deport.
Perry has pushed laws in the legislature but our legislature are afraid they will step on their hispanic votes and will not pass them.
Perry tried to get the sanctuary city law passed, he specified that it was an emergency bill and when our legislature did not pass it, he called a special session and put it right back on the table for them to consider.
They still did not pass it (they will soon be up for election).
Our legislature only convenes every two years.
Go vote for someone who say what they think you want to hear even though they have no experience or knowledge of what they say regarding the border.
As Texans: we have no income tax. We have a Governor we like and that is why we keep electing him. His policies have created an environment that results in a better standard of life with as little regulations as he can maintain for us, low taxes, less scum attorneys that were driving costs up. We deal with the illegal immigrant problem as best we can considering we are fighting at both ends: The Federal Government on our backs and the drug war on the border. With our own money and our own manpower.
We take shit from the Feds every single day of every single week of every single month of every single year.
Yet we still are still the #1 economy in the United States.
Go vote for a candidate for President that has been a part of something even close to that.
As President, Perry will secure the border in the most effective way and do it quickly. He is against the anchor baby law and would love to see it end. He will fight against the drug cartels.
As President, Perry is on record that he will get the e-verify program errors fixed and up to par. Then it could be used with accuracy and he would be for it.
He will get this country back on track. Then the American people can create jobs and begin to prosper again.
Perry will lower our taxes, get regulation off our backs and under control, get tort reform, strengthen our defense and then let America be America.
You will not see Perry bowing to anyone.
You will not see Perry apologizing for America.
You will see an American Patriot as President in Perry.