Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry spoke with Fox News’s Lou Dobbs on Wednesday about how imperative border security is to immigration reform, and suggested a step that other candidates have not addressed: that the U.S. help to secure Mexico’s southern border in order to stymie the flow of Central Americans into the country:
Perry discussed border security, after re-iterating that border security is the most important issue that decides all the other issues pertaining to immigration, giving his plan to secure the border using personnel, strategic fencing, and aviation assets, added, “I think that’s one of the things that’s been missing all along, is the will at the White House, the will from Washington, to clearly send a message. Now, keep in mind, Mexico’s the number one trading partner for a state like Texas, they are a major importance from a trade standpoint. But the other side of it is Mexico has there fair share of foreign aid that flows into that country as well. A real negotiator, a president that is committed to securing the border, will get Mexico’s attention, and I will suggest to you that having 14 years of being a neighbor, and a governor of the 12th largest economy in the world, knows how to do that. We know how to get Mexico’s attention. But most importantly, we’re going to send the message that the border is going to be secure. Boots on the ground, aviation assets, strategic fencing, the border’s going to be secure, and Mexico will salute that, I will suggest to you. They’re not going to have a choice.”
Perry added, “I will suggest to you that we can also be of assistance to them on the southern border with Mexico, because that’s where a lot of these challenges come from. Last summer, it was Central American kids that were coming up here, showing up on our border. It wasn’t Mexican citizens by and large.”
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Let’s not lose any marbles we might still have left. Secure the USA-Mexico border to airtight status then think about other things. Maybe the best idea of all would be to dump the criminals in congress right now and see if their replacements might act on behalf of US citizens. The origin of most of our problems have their source with Barack Hussein and the feeble self serving louts in the congress.
After we secure our southern border w/mexico, we should also secure our ports…mexico is not our friend! if they want to sure their southern border they should do so. When they get tired of their invasion they will do something about it! We have our own country to secure! and, we fund their military, we should stop that ASAP! And we send millions in foreign aid to mexico, if they refuse to take back their criminals, we should not be sending them anything and dumping their nationals outside our border!
Give me a break! Now, we’re supposed to secure Mexico’s southern border? Just when does this insanity end?
Obama wants to turn us into Sudan.
Mandatory E-Verify with harsh penalties would take care of most of the problem. Go after the employers!
Obama turned loose 347,000 illegal alien CRIMINALS out into the USA!