Posted on 10/01/2011 8:55:43 AM PDT by Clairity
His aides believe that his decade of experience as a border-state governor bolsters his credibility on immigration and border security.
He said he vetoed a Texas bill that would have given illegal immigrants driver's licenses, helped pass a bill requiring voter identification at the polls, spent $400 million on security measures to help secure the stateâs border with Mexico, and strongly opposed granting amnesty to people who illegally entered the United States.
"I'm a governor. I don't have the pleasure of standing on the stage and criticizing," Perry said. "I have to deal with these issues."
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Whatever you think of Gilchrist, and nobody is without controversy, his whole schtick is border security and engaging citizens to fight the illegal invasion.
When he says Perry has the best border security stance of all candidates, while at the same time Cain says he won’t even bother to vote for Perry against Obama because of Perry on border security, something is wrong with the picture.
Cain needs to be informed of this. And he needs to be asked about it in a debate.
Not voting for Perry over Obama???
You can’t see my point of view, because like most liberals, you are so brainwashed by Marxist identity politics, you can’t make an argument in defense of your illegal loving, open borders philosophy without resorting to insults and the race card.
There is no logical or rational defense for illegals and taxpayer support for any of them under any circumstances, except immediate threat to life.
Perry passed voter ID.
He’s worked hard on border issues.
If you think the instate tuition break is more important that all the other stuff facing us, well, fine then.
I don’t.
Cain is UNELECTABLE anyway. He has no background on foreign affairs;he has not spelled out the details in 9-9-9;he will suffer (unfortunately)from a racial backlash fostered by the great Unifier;he will lose the African-American vote because they identify him as an “Uncle Tom”.
I hope I don’t have to hold my nose again and vote but if that’s the case then...ABO...even if it is Christie.
Any candidate that doesn’t beleive in ABO doesn’t deserve consideration let alone nomination!
Yes, you have to weigh the issues when you vote. Personally, I believe his experience on the issue will make him much more suitable as President. He will have the power that he feels he needed to correct the problems in his own state.
There are a few "malcontents," but I hope people that read some of the misstated facts will look into his record. As he said, if this country doesn't start working again--none of the other issues will matter.
As of yesterday, the first primary is in three months--Florida moved theirs up.
Well, you should know that President Bush called up Christie about running. He apparently differs with Perry.
By providing in-state tuition to illegal aliens? How is that being committed to enforce the laws????
Their illegal alien politics are almost identical, can't help whether they like each other or not.
As for Christie: he thinks comprehensive immigration reform is just dandy. Since I don't he'd never get my vote either.
Congress passed IRCA in 1986 and it became law. They failed to fund the enforcement provisions and probably more than 60% of amnesty applications were fraudulent on their face but granted anyway instead of less than a million there were about 3 million granted amnesty.
There were a few holes in the law quickly recognized and solutions presented that have not all been put in place nor funded. One of the largest cases was against Tyson Foods and its “rogue” managers.
Why is the President and Congress exempt from filling out I-9’s?
And very simple fix: punish those who hire the illegals. And you’re wrong about the border/fence/river. It CAN be done but no one dares even propose it.
And that means no more anchor babies too.
And yes, I do begrudge them because they are taking away MY country from MY children and future generations. I begrudge them because THEY are sapping an already taxed healthcare system, auto insurance rates, etc. I begrudge them because they KNOW they are breaking the laws to get here, and use our own generosity for THEIR benefit.
And I begrudge YOU and everyone else who is making excuses for illegals, all because you want Perry to be President. You make me sick.
No sale.
Fourteen years of experience in the Border Patrol tells me that every thing that Perry has done is nothing but political smoke and mirrors designed to placate people such as yourself. Perry’s desire to give illegal aliens in state tuition is just more evidence that he is not serious about securing the border.
If Perry becomes President we can look forward to not just in state tuition for illegal aliens but amnesty and whatever taxpayer funded goodies La Raza can come up with.
Why would *I* have to read the actual law ... it passed the TX state legislature with only 4 NO votes. It’s TX taxpayer money, neither federal nor Virginia taxpayer money. If the law were so controversial in TX, the TX voters/taxpayers can vote their legislators out of office. Ten years later Texans haven’t voted out their legislators or governor, so it must be okay by them. Not your problem or mine.
Well maybe that INCREASE in the number of illegals is due to the fact that we have a very long border here in Texas reaching from NM to La and it borders Mexico only.
Maybe that INCREASE is due to the fact that we need more man power down at the border that most Border states do. And they don’t even have enough man power on their borders as it is.
Maybe that INCREASE is due to the fact that everyone up in Washington has said we really have no problems down here on our border and won’t listen to us tell them we need help down here.
Maybe all your chair potatoes who know exactly how to run this country and have all the answers to the illegal problems ought to come down here make yourself an appointment with Gov Perry and tell him your plan to make sure that no more illegals come across the border.
Cause believe me in the 11 years that Perry has been Gov of Texas and has tried to enforce the border from illegals crossing it NOTHING has worked to the extent that you people want it to.
We deal with the illegals the best we can down here and little to no help from our goverment.
What more do you want from us? Every man woman and child in Texas standing on the border with a gun to shot anyone who comes across it from Mexico?
Plus there are alot of American Mexicans who help these people when they get across the border and into the US. In every state of the Union believe me. You want papers they got them just give them the money and they can make you a US citizen in about 20 minutes.
Those who want Perry are being quiet about these revealing quotes of his. Of course if he wins it’s Bush all over again. The fight for amnesty disguised as guest worker programs began from the day he got in until he left. Only 9/11 slowed him down somewhat but he never gave up. I don’t expect anything different with Perry.
I want a President who wants ALL options on the table. Not a governor who has an excuse for everything.
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