Posted on 09/22/2011 8:06:48 PM PDT by Bigtigermike
Full title: Perry: "I Don't Think You Have a Heart" If You Oppose In-State Tuition for Children of Illegal Immigrants
Perry's response was forceful and personal. "I don't think you have a heart," Perry told his critics.
"If you say that we should not educate children who come into our state for no other reason than that they've been brought their through no fault of their own, I don't think you have a heart," Perry said. "We need to be educating these children because they will become a drag on our society. I think that's what Texans wanted to do. Out of 181 members of the Texas legislature when this issue came up [there were] only four dissenting votes. This was a state issue. Texas voted on it. And I still support it today."
(Excerpt) Read more at weeklystandard.com ...
I had to watch the Youtube video that was posted...this clown actually said it.
F***. It’s no wonder Palin just allowed this jackass to run first...it’s like she knew he was going to embarrass himself.
No, I didn't let them in.
Most Americans didn't let them in.
Some Americans let them in ~ and he subsidizes them.
Let's seize some Mexican territory and start shipping these people back down home. May be the case they don't want to be under the Mexican government and I can understand that, but they've gotta' go back. A few Northern states stripped off as a buffer would satisfy everybody.
In that case I adopt the Joker’s posture as described (paraphrased) by Alfred. I’ll sit back and watch ‘Utopia’ burn. Because that’s just what will happen ;)
“W all over again, no thank you. It’s Palin for me.”
+1
And more critically; 'the fence'. Guess that is too mean as well.
I like Perry; think he is colorful; powerful; but really do not want a 'Texas politician'- with his heart in too many of the wrong places - going to Washington.
Wish him well; and may he forever, lead on. ..in Texas.
Perry came across terrible tonight, and not just on immigration. This is the first time I’ve seen him in a debate. Not impressed.
Here you go:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,592942,00.html
VAN SUSTEREN: All right, now, I know that your past as governor of Alaska didn’t — was not the same time that Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona has gotten into office, but I assume that sort of governor to governor...
PALIN: Yes.
VAN SUSTEREN: What’s your thought on the heat that she’s taking over this statute?
PALIN: I’m proud of Jan Brewer for standing up for the constituents in her state, sending a message to Washington, sending a message to President Obama saying, Hey, you need to do your job, sir. And if you’re not going to do it, OK, then we are compelled to do the job for you until you get it right.
President Obama has been suspiciously silent on this issue, hasn’t he? We don’t even know where he stands on immigration reform or securing our borders. He doesn’t talk about it. He gets to punt on that one. And that’s unfortunate because this is a big issue. It’s all about national security. It’s about our sister border states that are inundated with violence and with crime because people illegally crossing the border, engaging in illegal activities for too long now. And some of these border states are saying, Now we’ve had enough. I admire Jan Brewer for taking a stand.
VAN SUSTEREN: Why do you think — I mean, for 20-some years, maybe even longer, even going back to President Reagan — everyone has always said, We’re going to secure the borders.
PALIN: Yes.
VAN SUSTEREN: Nobody has done anything. I mean, or almost nothing.
PALIN: Because they’ve made it political and they haven’t understood that unsecure borders isn’t fair to anybody. It’s not fair to American citizens who ware here legally, paying taxes, following the rules, doing all the things that an American citizen is expected to do. It’s not fair to them. But it’s not fair to the illegal aliens, either, here. They want to come pursue an American dream. Some of them do want to be here to work. But they’re forever going to have to hide because, you know, government’s going to crack down on them when (INAUDIBLE)
So they need to follow that path of legal citizenship, obviously. But these politicians, presidents in the past who have not secured the border, they’ve made it a political issue. They haven’t wanted to tick off a potential base of Hispanic voters, so they haven’t made the tough decisions. And that’s no way to solve the problem. That’s no way to solve any challenge in America, by ducking and hiding and creating division and making these partisan issues out of it.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
VAN SUSTEREN: Well, we have still more with Governor Sarah Palin. Governor Palin is blunt about what she would do about illegal immigration. She’s going to tell you.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
VAN SUSTEREN: Continuing with former governor Sarah Palin on illegal immigration.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
VAN SUSTEREN: Both parties have made promises. I mean, we pull up sound bites where, you know, both sides, you know, Democrat, Republicans, say, you know, Secure the border, secure the border. And then once in office, we certainly don’t see a whole lot of action. Had the election gone another way, or even if you were president, what would you do about immigration?
PALIN: The very first thing is literally secure the border!
VAN SUSTEREN: How?
PALIN: People mock the idea of a fence. What’s wrong with building a fence? Yes, let’s physically secure the border. Let’s ramp up border control. Let’s provide the tools for those who are putting their lives on the line in order to stop illegal immigration of these aliens. Those are a couple of things.
And then you don’t start talking about amnesty, either, kind of as this last-minute, Oh, anybody who’s here in the country right now, we’re going to provide you amnesty, and even though you’ve broken the law and we are a nation of laws, you’ve broken that, we’ll still give you — because then there’s going to be a huge influx of those wanting kind of at the last minute to come over the border because they know that they will forever then receive that amnesty.
So you don’t start talking about that, but the very first thing you do is physically, literally secure those borders. It baffles me and most Americans why for all these years presidents, administrations have spoken about it but never done it.
I won’t pull for any of them. I’m tired of holding my nose and voting. The GOP needs to get the message we aren’t just gonna vote for whatever trash they throw up (specifically Romney).
>> What is Palin’s position on Amnesty and in-state tuition for the children of illegal aliens?
Probably not much different than Perry’s.
Apparently, a veto proof majority of the Texas legislature supported and passed the immigration education issue in question. I don’t recall hearing how Texas was grossly misrepresented by all these State reps.
I kind of hoped he'd be smart enough to take out mittcare before he imploded.
No Mitt, no Perry.
NO.
Newtie "sounds good",but those of us who actually know his record know that he is a good debater and LOUSY when he has a leadership role.
No Perry, No Romney.
NEXT!
I would rather be a conservative with no heart, then a presidential candidate with no brain or clue, on what exactly “illegal” means.
“Romney ain’t the Devil.”
Maybe not, but he’s close enough for horseshoes.
I did my homework on him. He’s no conservative and has a lot more in the pipe yet to come out.
GWB looks like Reagan by comparison. But a number of freepers refuse to accept reality and oush him as the way/truth/light...and then bitch about us Palin supporters being ‘cultists’ (see tagline ;)
At least you,unlike Perry, has a brain!
AMEN! ;)
I was really leaning toward Perry the last few weeks. Tonight he called me heartless. Like Bush called me a vigilante. Like McCain called me (the lettuce remark) lazy. I don’t know who I am supporting any more but it sure as HELL is not Rick Perry!
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