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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster
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To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (55273)8/15/2011 1:17:23 PM
From: sandeep5 Recommendations  Read Replies (2) of 103300
 
"As governor of a state in which nearly 38 percent of the population is Latino and where 1.6 million -- mostly Latino -- undocumented workers reside, Perry has been clear in his opposition to the inclusion of amnesty in the immigration reform proposals voiced by President Obama, and has favored only a limited version of the DREAM Act.

Under Perry's mandate, Texas has reinforced security along the border with Mexico, adding more agents, and he has argued for the use of the National Guard, military-style special ops and unmanned aircraft outfitted with high-tech cameras to further monitor and control the border region.

This intensified vigilance has not come cheaply. In a report released by his own administration, the government reported having spent over $400 million since 2005 on border security programs.

Perry has also been a vocal supporter of the Texas Department of Public Safety's program to request valid residency documents from driver's license applicants who are not U.S. citizens.

At the beginning this year, Perry presented an emergency package of initiatives to the Texas state legislature that included the elimination of so-called 'sanctuary cities' in the state, a requirement that voters show photo identification at the polls, and a mandate that local police comply with federal immigration laws. "

For a person who leads a state with 38% latino population, this is as strong as it can get.
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