I may be wrong, but my understandin of the immigration law is that if you are ever found to be in this country illegally, you can never obtain citizenship and even jeopardize chances of ever being allowed any sort of Visa... has that changed??
We are speaking of the minor children of illegal immigrants who did not have a choice about the way they entered the country. To qualify for in state tuition they must attend school in Texas for three years and sign an affidavit stating they will apply for permanent residency. Their parents do pay various taxes so they provide financial support our state institutions. I’m not saying I like the way things are but as they say, when life hands you lemons, make lemonade. They are not going to go away willingly and obviously the feds are not going to make them go away or do anything to secure the border. It’s a bum deal. Perry didn’t create the problem, but at least he’s looking for ways to mitigate the damage.