The only hands on approach the states should have if they choose to do so are those being attempted by the state of Arizona which is to enforce the federal laws.
US Border patrol is the responsibility of the Federal Government and NOT the states.
Perry has probably done more for border security than any elected official
Really! Including Sheriff Joe. How about elected officials in Arizona? How about Tancredo? JD Hayworth?
Sheriff Joe endorsed Rick Perry and is heading his AZ campaign.
They are both very active on the border security front. He doesn’t have to one up Sheriff Joe...I’d call that a red herring, or a straw man, if you will.
In terms of the others you mentioned, they lack the executive position that Governor Perry has and in a state with such a long, difficult border with Mexico. He is hands on with the border security issue.
That isn’t the others’ fault, it’s just a fact of life that makes it difficult to compare them.
On the subject of Tancredo and Hayworth...what exactly did they do to bolster border security? Talk and legislation sure didn't reduce the number of illegals crossing the border. Has New Mexico or AZ deployed State Troopers to the border? Perry has done that. Have they deployed drones to the border to lower the level of border crossings? Perry and the Republic of Texas has done that. And Sheriff Joe...I'm a big supporter of Sheriff Joe but his actions are directed to those that have already crossed the border. His actions are not border control.