I'll forgive him (and forget) on the Texas instate college tuition if he will come out for a border fence and be sincere about it. Border fence along as much of the 1969 mile US-Mexico border as we need. In all the strategic places. Its a no brainer Rick Perry!! Snap out of it! Get off your Texas trip if you want to go nationwide for President!
The Governor uses the same term for the fence that you do: “strategic.”
We already have the river. The fence is only effective in urban areas, to slow down people when there are already lots of people around.
The fence only works where there are frequent patrols and response from near by. It does not work if there’s no one to respond to breaches.
A fence is straight, the river curves back and forth. So, they build it inside the border, not on the border, giving up land that is US soil.
In the meantime, they cut off homes from the rest of the State, they deprive Texas farmers and ranchers their rightful access to their own property and to their water rights. This not only leaves wide swaths of the United States outside of normal defense, it makes it more expensive to run the farms, the ranches, and even regular households.