Gov. Rick Perry Admits to Being For Open Borders

EllisCountyO.com ^ | February 26, 2010

[mad_as_he$$]

Direct quote: "President Fox’s vision for an open border is a vision I embrace, as long as we demonstrate the will to address the obstacles to it. An open border means poverty has given way to opportunity, and Mexico’s citizens do not feel compelled to cross the border to find that opportunity. It means we have addressed pollution concerns, made substantial progress in stopping the spread of disease, and rid our crossings of illicit drug smuggling activity. Clearly we have a long way to go in addressing those issues. At the same time we must continue to deepen our economic ties, expanding opportunities for Mexican and U.S. companies to do business on both sides of the border. The outlook is promising, even if the road to prosperity is a long one. We share a bond as neighbors, and we find our culture north of the Rio Grande to be increasingly defined by the strong traits of people of Hispanic descent. Texas has long enjoyed a unique identity, an identity forged by an independent spirit, and the convergence of many different peoples. We must welcome change in the 21st Century as we have in every century before it."

http://governor.state.tx.us/news/speech/10688/

That is the entire paragraph. Please show where it is out of context.

[SoConPubbie]

Look. I don’t have a real problem with digging up 10 year old dirt on Perry. It’s called vetting. What I do have a problem with is posting the same articles (albeit from different links) over and over. Apparently the mods have a problem with it too, as they just deleted SoCon’s latest thread.

Now you're just making stuff up.

I made one mistake yesterday, I believe, or maybe Sunday where I posted the same article from the LA Times and NY Times with different titles.

The article today, was not a duplicate, apparently the Admin Moderator had a problem with it for another reason, but it was not for posting a duplicate.

Before you tattle, please make sure you have your facts in place.

Search for yourself:

Here's the title of the article that got rejected:

"Governor Rick Perry Signs Hate Crime Bill"

It's an article from I believe a TV station's website. It is not from a wire-service so it cannot be a copy.

Furthermore, it seems apparent to me that your real beef is that this information is harmful to your candidate, and it bugs you that it gets posted multiple times, albeit from different sources and different articles.

[TexasCajun]

SoCon is to Rick Perry as Pissant was to Sarah Palin. As Chet 99 was to pitbulls

Perfectly stated.

A one man vendetta it seems, with a laser focus.

[Responsibility2nd]

As I said upthread....

SoCon is putting on a helluva show. Too bad it won’t end well for him.

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[dfwgator]

SoCon reports, you decide.

[SoConPubbie]

Perfectly stated.

A one man vendetta it seems, with a laser focus.

Yes, let's just ignore the myriad of posts by other Freepers and the general distate shown by many on FreeRepublic for Rick "Open-Borders / Pro-Compreshensive Immigration Reform / Hate Crimes Supporter / Guardisil / TTC" Perry.

It's just little ol' me, a one-man band, tilting at windmills.

[IbJensen]

It's a speech that was made a decade ago and included this qualifier:

An open border means poverty has given way to opportunity, and Mexico’s citizens do not feel compelled to cross the border to find that opportunity.

You're being as obtuse, apparently, as the poster.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

I don’t agree with all parts of the in state tuition but it isn’t a blanket freebie covering everyone. It only applies to students who have lived in Texas and attended public/private schools for at least 3 years prior to graduation. I don’t like them getting any aid while attending school because I think that should go to citizens.

[IbJensen]

I made one mistake yesterday, I believe, or maybe Sunday...

Or was it last week or last month?

[mad_as_he$$]

“President Fox’s vision for an open border is a vision I embrace,” Rick Perry.

Show where he ever retracted that statement.

[TexasCajun]

An open border means poverty has given way to opportunity, and Mexico’s citizens do not feel compelled to cross the border to find that opportunity.

It means we have addressed pollution concerns, made substantial progress in stopping the spread of disease, and rid our crossings of illicit drug smuggling activity. Clearly we have a long way to go in addressing those issues

I'd be for open-borders too, IF ONLY...

[Orange1998]

Any American leader who Quotes Cesar Chavez on foreign soil cannot get my support.

When he first took office as governor in 2001, Perry went to Mexico and bragged about his law that granted “the children of undocumented workers” special in-state tuition at Texas colleges, the first state in the nation to do so.

“The message is simple,” Perry concluded, “educacion es el futuro, y si se puede.” Education is the future, and (echoing Cesar Chavez’s slogan) yes we can.

[Artemis Webb]

Perry
Derangement
Syndrome

[Venturer]

Md. does not have Instate Tuition——Yet.

We all signed and mailed in our petition to bring it to referendum, and although our petition is being fought in the courts by Casa De Md. so far it will be on a referendum.

It will be soundly defeated IMO.

I believe I read somewhere that Texas does have Instate Tuition.

One other thing, I see no harm in bringing up Perry's record even if it is ten years old. If he cannot stand the heat, he should get out of the kitchen. An informed voter is one who knows the facts and then votes. Not a party follower who votes blindly for who is picked for him.

[Artemis Webb]

Exactly!
In his scenario Perry described a Mexico totally unlike the current one. One that if it ever comes to be won't be in the lifetime of our children or our children's children. Those are conditions that SoConPubbie simply chooses to ignore...
or maybe he doesn't understand qualified language.

[FourtySeven]

Thank you for answering my question. Everyone else seems obsessed with this “open border” nonsense, and yes it’s nonsense because it was made 10 years ago, before 9/11.

But this issue about instate tuition is not, because apparently it (might?) is still the law today in Texas. I would like one thing cleared up, and maybe you can help me further: Does this benefit only extend to children born in Texas to illegals (i.e., US citizens) or, does it extend to any child of an illegal, born here or not?

I’m honestly trying to give the good Governor the benefit of the doubt, and to me, the former would be the only way (although even that is distasteful IMO, but at least it doesn’t reward ALL of the lawbreakers, just children of lawbreakers who obviously didn’t make a conscious choice to break the law).

So, do you know? Which kind of children get such a benefit? If you dint know, thanks anyway. I will be getting this answer one way or another.

[FourtySeven]

Ping to my post 56.

I’d appreciate both of your inputs too, thanks.

[Orange1998]

Totally agree. Illegal aliens in Texas get free elementary, middle and high school and many free meal plans. In college they are eligible for financial assistance and special admittance policy because they are illegal aliens. Out of state AMERICAN Citizen students attending a Texas College will pay more. Not Fair.

[no-to-illegals]

Out of state AMERICAN Citizen students attending a Texas College will pay more.

Have there been any lawsuits regarding this issue?

[mad_as_he$$]

Well I wouldn’t. Mexico can keep it’s trash.