My point was, respecting the 10th amendment trumps the issues. That's the way the Framers designed it. Texas in-state tuition is no different then Romneycare. Imo, Romneycare is much worse. Liberal Massachusetts residents elected the state legislators and those state officials voted to give them comprehensive state wide health care. In Texas conservative residents elected the state legislators and those state officials voted to extend the SCOTUS education decision beyond the HS level and give in-state tuition rates to children of illegal aliens. IIRC, the vote on HB 1403 was 177 to 4 in 2001. In 2006 SB 1528 made the law stricter and passed the Senate with a big majority and in the House it passed on a standing roll call vote. Less than 1% of all college students in Texas, or <16,000 of 1.9 million students fall into this category. This issue doesn't disqualify Perry from being the GOP nominee or POTUS.
You're a Texan. Good for you. Now put that flag up! Btw, on this issue you're making a mountain out of a molehill. If the GOP alienates Hispanics, the GOP will never win the Presidency again. Sorry, but pandering and politics have always gone hand in hand. Always have, always will. I don't agree with the Texas in-state tuition law but a majority of Texans do. Besides, you aren't going to see another "Operation Wetback" ever again. Secure the borders and you'll stop most illegal border crossings.
You managed to step on your own crank with that 16,000 students bit. That’s a fairsized college these days ~ you could probably do it far cheaper by setting it up in Mexico ~ call it the Tejas Universidad ~ and send all the illegal aliens to it FREE OF CHARGE.