And the only reason Perry said that the Az law was not correct for Texas was that he recognized some of the legal issues Az law would face.
For instance, Perry made it illegal to “prevent” law enforcement from asking for peoples legal status.
It is law, in Texas.
Brewer attempted to “mandate” that law enforcement ask for legal status, and that was immediately challenged in court.
Perry also recognized the problem of fencing the border.
How is Brewer ever going to fence the border of the Tohono O’odhan Indian Nation and Mexico?
She can’t do it. The Reservation is a sovereign nation.
Several large sections of the Texas border are natural preserves, which would be silly to fence off, but which you couldn’t fence away access to the river’s water.
Some places people own land on both sides of the river, in two countries. Do we build a fence across their property? Apparently people think all land must have boundaries that match state and country boundaries.
There’s a theme park called “Carowinds” in North Carolina. Well, also in South Carolina. The border goes right through the middle of the park, they even have a line there so you can jump back and forth.
God knows how they handle the ride inspection; I don’t know if each state inspects the rides in their state, or if they made some agreement.
But the park would be in trouble if North Carolina decided they needed to build a fence on there border with South Carolina.