The way of the left is to transform policy difference of opinion into moral failings. Sad to see Governor Perry go that route.
Mark Steyn is right. Rick Perry is irritating and guilt tripping and duplicitous on illegal alien college tuition. Even Mitt Romney (wimp that he is) was coming down harder on protecting our Mexican border. I still support Rick Perry but his attitude that Texas knows how to deal with their unique border....this is utter BS and pure pandering for the Texas Hispanic vote which he has done many times
Perry better snap out of it on immigration or he might be history soon. That BS may fly in Texas but not in Republican primaries
Where’s Perry’s heart for the AMERICAN CITIZENS footing the bills for all this coddling of illegals? Why on earth does any AMERICAN CITIZEN think it’s okay to PAY Mexicans for breaking the law???
Let’s cut to the chase here, there are a large majority of illegals who are here and don’t give a damn about the United States, they don’t wish to share out culture, our history and they could care less about anything American.
They are here because their own country is corrupt to the point that the people have few freedoms and little or no chance to better themselves especially economically.
No all, but good majority come here to in a sense create a country within a country the ‘United States of Mexico’ one where they can live and thrive in the same history, culture and language of their homeland and yet not under the same corrupted government.
If there was a another country that border them that was just as successful as the United States where they could live and thrive in their own enclaves they would move there just as quick as they move here.
Yes not all are like that, but a good potion are and we can not have people coming into this country who are of a mindset that they merely wish to create ‘colonies’ of their home country within ours. Politicians like Perry, Bush and many other are allowing this colonization to the determent of our country.
History is full of the results where such behavior was allowed and eventually push came to shove and the results were ugly.
This is the problem that I have with all this uproar about state tuition. One he just came into office when it was voted on. Two he couldn’t have vetoed it if had wanted to because it was fully supported at that time by the congress. Three if its so damn bad and Texans hate it so much why haven’t you moved to repeal it since you now control the house and senate.
As for his comment about being heartless. I don’t agree . I don’t see the point of rewarding people who are breaking the law along with their family’s,but I’ve been called worse
Rick Perry is using the Democrat's emotionalism approach as a response to criticism of his granting the children of illegal immigrants much lower, in-state college tuition rates. The same tuition rates given a Texas citizen, which is an insult to anyone who is a legal citizen of Texas and the United States. Perry implies that racism is the motivating factor for anyone who criticizes his stand on that issue as well his misguided opposition to a secure fence on our border with Mexico indicating that he is far too liberal on the illegal immigration problem, much like his predecessor in the Texas Governors office, George W. Bush. Perry choosing to use liberal tactics to defend his positions on illegal immigration and it's ancillary complications and challenges is unfortunate for him.
I was never a fan of Governor Perry but wanted to learn where he stood on some of the major issues. Now I know. I'll definitely look elsewhere should the person I want to support - Sarah Palin - decide not to run. Her stand on illegal immigration is the opposite of what Rick Perry advocates and far closer to the views of most conservatives, including this one. For that matter, Michele Bachmann's positions on immigration are close to those of Sarah Palin. So, I (and others) may end up supporting Bachmann if Palin declines to run. We'll see. One thing for sure, I won't be supporting Rick Perry - and that decision will be echoed by many conservatives tired of western governors running for president that go all gooey and play the emotionalism card when illegal immigration is the issue. That problem has to be addressed and Governor Perry's feel-good, emotional approach isn't the solution.
What annoys/disgusts/tires/peeves me is the utter laziness of the news media. Perry versus Romney is a MODERATE versus a LIBERAL. The “newspersons” reporting call them both conservatives because they are Republicans.
The DEMOCRATS are the one-wing party, but Manhattan and Malibu just won’t see it.
Perry was on Hannity this afternoon, and he was saying that the illegal children meet the requirements for in-state tuition based on texas law if they graduate from a texas high school and lived in the state for a minimum for three years. I guess my next HEARTLESS question is why are these illegal children going to Texas highschool on the tax payer dime, and middleschools on the tax payer dime? I AM SICK OF IT!!!! GET RID OF THEM, dont let them in our school systems!!!!!!! Mexico has schools, they can attend those!!!
Ping!
I'm not certain of the numbers but as there are millions of illegal aliens in this country, if we citizens didn't have to pay for their educations, medical and other social benefits plus had the jobs that they are now enjoying, would the economic facts not be a bit brighter?
Why is it that the good people of Texas keep producing such insipid Presidential candidates who whine about America not being "kind and gentle," "compassionate" or "heartfelt" enough?