Perry: Immigration reform secondary to secure border

July 31, 2010
By JAZMINE ULLOA


Gov. Rick Perry addressed border security and immigration reform Friday at the closing ceremony of the Brownsville site of Operation Lone Star, a two-week program in the Rio Grande Valley that provides free medical services to low-income families.

“The whole issue of immigration reform is a waste of time until you focus on the issue of border security,” Perry told reporters in a question-and-answer session after his speech for the Lone Star ceremony.

He said he would not say whether he would support an immigration law as tough as that passed in Arizona until the legislation reached his desk. But he reiterated his stance on the necessity of handling border security before immigration reform.

Click here to read more

(published by Hanna Szymowska)