Are you still beating that dead and horribly mangled corpse.
It’s been explained so many times. the only thing Rick Perry did wrong was use the emotional argument.
He should have explained it as a pragmatic decision which is what it was. He didn’t lead the fight on this anyway, simply signed a bill that the Texas legislature had approved by almost a total majority.
The theory was that illegals in Texas are feeding at the trough. Although most of them work and work hard, they work at low-paying, mostly manual labor jobs, so the children who are born in the USA are entitled to certain benefits, including medicaid and food stamps. And they don’t pay taxes, except sales and SS.
The theory was that if such children met strict criteria, graduated high school with good average, were on the track to become citizens and so on, they could be eligible for in-state tuition rates.
They were not given free tuition. they just paid in-state rates which helped them and helped the colleges.
The hope was that we could move some of these kids into better paying jobs so that they would contribute to Texas economy and not just bleed it.
And, by the way, this was done ten years ago.
And, by the way again, this is not exclusive to Texas.
Perry haters have about 4 dead horses they drag out to beat when anyone says anything favorable about Perry.
It’s pathetic.
Oh, I should have added that the welfare benefits are in all states, not just Texas.