At the moment Cain or Santorum are far above the rest.
Romney won't do anything either anymore than Perry. In 2005 he publicly supported Bush's guest worker/ammesty. Gingrich too started off his campaign talking about the need for amnesty as we'll never send then home.
This issue is the most important one facing the country right now because everything else is affected by it and all negative. The political process is becoming corrupted due to politicians pandering to all these criminals.
At this point I refuse to support anyone who won't do the right thing, close the borders and enforce the laws.
That is Perry's position. He will close the borders and enforce the laws. He is committed to that goal.
The biggest problem is in enforcement and only the President can ensure that the laws are enforced. The Governor of a State cannot enforce the Federal laws. That is the sworn duty of the President of the United States. GWB was negligent in that duty. As was Clinton and George Bush I
I want a president who will faithfully execute the laws and who will defend the Constitution. Of all the candidates running, Perry is the one who appears most committed to both those goals.
If Santorum is the nominee I know I would vote for him and pray that he wins. Cain I'm pretty close to putting in my Romney camp. We will find out who the nominee is and hopefully it will be someone who can win and win BIG.
One thought on the immigration issue. I'm Pro-Life and that is my line that I will not cross. However, I have to work within the political constraints of our country and where the voting blocks are. IOW, I can't get an absolute ban on abortion, but if I can get waiting periods, ultrasounds, restrictions on clinics, parental notification, and licensing requirements I will support candidates that are for them even if they don't support everything I want.
I am never going to convince some that Perry did the right thing on the education issue, but if you see that he's supporting most of what you want he's a heck of a lot better than someone who says he will but has no history of doing anything. In the end we need obama out, Pubs controlling both houses and as Conservative a POTUS as we can get.