So why didn’t he fight Washington like Jan Brewer did? And the way the Alabama governor did. I think in Texas you call it being “all hat and no cattle”. Perry is playing kissy face with all the cheap labor big shots.
He wants the border sealed, drug cartels killed off and NO amnesty.
Gov. Perry and Texas have had to realistically deal with the mess wrought on border states by Federal action and inaction. There is no more we can do to alleviate the problem with the Fed's foot on our neck. Lawyers just eat up your tax money futilely battling it in the courts. There are some battles, where you know from experience, that the deck is stacked against you.
Every request is met with silence, scorn or a bandaid. Every legal challenge is met with the US Attorney Gen. and Federal Courts tying the state up in court. Federal immigration laws on the books are ignored and/or become a financial burden on the state and businesses.
Currently our redistricting map here in Texas is tied up in the Supreme Court (this will bump Texas out of the Super Tuesday vote) and our Photo Voter ID Bill is sitting on Eric Holder's desk, awaiting his approval.