Gov. Rick Perry Says Texas May Soon Take Steps to Secure the Border — With or Without the Feds

TheBlaze ^ | 7/17/2014 | Erica Ritz

[BuckeyeTexan]

Texas Governor Rick Perry (R) has been begging the federal government for years to secure America’s southern border. Now, as America faces what some are calling an “invasion” of illegal aliens, Perry said the time may come that Texas is forced to secure its roughly 1,200 mile border with Mexico with or without the federal government’s help.

“We’ve been able to shut down illegal activities in certain sectors with our different operations that we’ve had,” Perry said on The Glenn Beck Program Thursday. “But I think there’s a point in time where you say, ‘You know what? This 1,200 mile border has to be secured.’ And if there is a people and if there is a place that it can happen, it will be Texas.”

[BuckeyeTexan]

Something like this?

[Syncro]

Great, thanks for the info!

[ro_dreaming]

It should be done now. Period.

Lawful way - sure, I’m ok with that.

But it should be done about 3 years ago.

Honestly, it was supposed to have been done during Pres. Reagan’s term.

[Liz]

(blush)....yep.

[X-spurt]

Thanks! This place is great at finding out the nitty gritty on almost anything.

I think then, Perry is not wanting to be the one on the hook for the significant cost to call out the Guard. As a Texas taxpayer that cost concerns me as well, but mostly if the illegals will not be turned around and are instead handed over to nobama’s free-pass system.

Back during the 50’s, had several Uncles who were River Riders for the Border Patrol along the Rio Grande. The “swimmers” swam right back to Mexico instead of getting caught or shot at.