Kay McGarrity Desmond
July 23, 2010
Barrack Obama’s anticipated trip to Texas August 9 has drawn distinct responses from the two men vying to be governor of the state.
Republican Governor Rick Perry said he would like an audience with the President to discuss securing the Texas Mexico border.
Perry, who has been a strong advocate of states’ rights, has been peculiarly resistant to asserting his own state’s right to enact or enforce immigration laws. His response to Arizona’s passage of SB1070 has been a balancing act. While he has defended Arizona’s right to enact state immigration legislation, going as far as backing an amicus brief filed by the Texas Attorney General in support of Arizona in the U.S. v. State of Arizona, he has also repeatedly stated that similar legislation would not be appropriate for Texas.
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(posted by Hanna Szymowska)
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