[af_vet_rr]

When the issue (in-state tuition) came before the legislature in 2001, the House (which at the time had a 78-72 Democratic majority) voted 142-1 in favor. The Senate, with a 16-15 Republican majority, voted 27-3 to pass it. (Then, Republican Governor Rick Perry signed the bill into law.)

patriot08, you can make excuses for Perry signing it in 2001, but in 2007 when Republican legislators were talking about overturning it, Perry came out and defended it in public. And then in 2011 during a national debate, Perry again supported it, even insulting those who were questioning him.

To top it all off, Perry's campaign communications director had this to say this week: “It is at least interesting that a 10-year-old law that passed with little opposition and treats Texas residents equally would be an issue”

Imagine that - Perry's campaign believes illegal immigrants (or "criminals" as I prefer to call them) should be treated as equals to Americans who are here legally.

When are you going to accept the fact that Perry has embraced this legislation, has defended it multiple times over the last decade, and believes that illegals should be treated "equally" to legal Americans? What else does Perry need to do or say or have his campaign say to convince you of this? Would Perry addressing La Raza's national conference convince you? Wait, he did just that last year, which puts him in the same company with McCain and Obama.

[BuckeyeTexan]

Perry supports in-state tuition as his personal position and believed it was the right thing for Texas. But as a strong 10th Amendment advocate, he would not push in-state tution on states that did not want it. He believes it's up to the states to make that decision. He would push border security because it's a national security issue and not a states' rights issue.