Sep 23, 2011
During last night's Republican presidential debate, Governor Rick Perry (R-TX) came under fire from other candidates about his support for in-state tuition for undocumented young people in Texas, and perhaps because of this many commentators continue to characterize Perry as a moderate on the issue.
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Rick Perry said that people who can't support the DREAM Act "don't have a heart." Mandatory E-Verify, which this week passed out of the House Judiciary Committee, was mentioned for the first time. Ron Paul called the bill a "national ID card."
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry was booed by the audience after he discussed his rationale for giving in-state tuition to the children of undocumented immigrants in his state, an Achilles' heel for the border-state governor when it comes to hard-line conservatives.
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Governor Perry, I'm going to ask you a question, so you don't need to respond to him, because you're going to get a full minute to answer your question, which is on directly this point. You're the candidate whose name, by a wide margin, came up most often in...
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Sep 22, 2011
Before Marco Rubio has even hinted he'd run for president or vice president, a rumbling has begun. People question if the Republican U.S. senator from West Miami is even eligible for either office. The issue: Does he pass the litmus test of "natural born citizen?"
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Grab the popcorn - it's Fight Night, round three. The Republican presidential candidates will once again take the stage for a debate tonight, this time in the crucial battleground of Florida, a state rife with voters for whom issues likes Social Security, immigration and Israel are dominant.
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Sep 20, 2011
Texas Tea Party leaders, challenging Rick Perry to dispel doubts about his stance on illegal immigration, on Monday demanded that the Texas governor call lawmakers back to work to enact a controversial "sanctuary cities" bill and other major immigration measures.
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Sep 19, 2011
The United States is home to 11 million illegal immigrants. The undocumented hold jobs, have children, pay taxes, use government services — and too often live in fear. What is to be done about them? It's a difficult question, and one the Republican presidential candidates in the last two...
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These days Maricopa County's Sheriff Joe Arpaio is like the hottest girl at prom: everyone wants a piece of him, and suitors have come a-wooing. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) swung by Arizona yesterday, hoping to get Arpaio's endorsement for her presidential bid.
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GOP presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman said today he's with his rival Rick Perry when it comes to providing in-state tuition to some children of illegal immigrants. "I don't want to punish young kids for the sins of their parents," said Huntsman, during an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer.
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