[txroadkill]

It’s the fact that he said the rest of us don’t have a heart...

That he has apologized for and he said it in the context that the other option was to kick children (who broke the law because their parents made them) to the curb.

Was it a dumb thing to say? Hell yeah it was, but it does not define his immigration or border policy.

A Governor has to deal with the reality not desire. There are at least 1.1 million illegals here sucking up tax money and hurting his state, he has to play the cards he has not the cards he wants.

[Gaffer]

His apology, which I never heard, is all well and good. However, the US Presidency is not OJT; that's what we have now OJT for a socialist Muslim. He said what was in his heart - or he was lying. Which is it? A candidate that does not come even close to understanding the vehement dislike that, I think, the majority of the rest of this country have over illegals (at least the ones that aren't illegals). Dissemblers who try to play both sides of this issue will lose big time. That's why Perry slid so far so quick.

[Azzurri]

A Governor has to deal with the reality not desire. There are at least 1.1 million illegals here sucking up tax money and hurting his state, he has to play the cards he has not the cards he wants.

So the illegals feigned a Royal Flush and the governor of Texas decides to fold? How about calling their bluff and providing no access to Texas universities without proving legal status? What were the illegals going to do, move to California or another state? Good riddance if they did, let them be some other state's problem. Instead he chose to continue providing them benefits and attracting EVEN MORE illegals to enter.

[Politicalmom]

I suppose “I am intrigued and open to the Bush administration’s amnesty proposal.” doesn’t define his amnesty position, either.