People like you are a small minority even among conservatives. Palin's approach is more reasonable than most of the virulent posters here on Free Republic. She recognizes that once the border is secure, you have to do something other than deport 20 million illegal aliens. She supports a "path to citizenship" which I violently oppose. Illegal aliens should NEVER be given Citizenship. EVER. They will undoubtedly be allowed to seek some kind of legal status and that should include a provision that they NEVER be allowed to VOTE and NEVER be allowed to become Citizens of the United States.
As far as the fence is concerned, I doubt if Sarah Palin or you or anyone who thinks a 1200 mile concrete barrier along the north side of the Rio Grande is a good idea, has thought about the implications of that idea.
To build such a barrier is to literally cede 1200 miles of the Rio Grande river to Mexico. They would have full control of the river once the barrier is erected. The Territory of Mexico would be increased from the middle of the river up to the fence.
As far as the DREAM act in Texas, the beneficiaries of that act have committed no crimes. They were brought here by their illegal alien parents. Many of them probably had no clue they were illegal until they were in high school or when they applied for driver's licenses or college. They are people without a country. Yes, I feel for them. Sarah Palin feels for them. Anyone with a heart should feel for them. And if you don't, then Perry is right. You have no heart.
People like me? If you believe in rewarding illegals then you are on the wrong site. You might be in the right party, but then again, any self-respecting conservative abandoned the almighty (R) a long time ago.
Oh, and people like me... were the primary reason any amnesty bill was avoided a few years ago. I'm sure people like you were calling us heartless.