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[TX Gov.] Perry: Idea of border fence 'preposterous'
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| Last Edited | DFWDem Dec 07, 2006 03:25pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
| News Date | Thursday, December 7, 2006 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By JOHN MORITZ
STAR-TELEGRAM AUSTIN BUREAU
AUSTIN -- Gov. Rick Perry told the Texas Border Coalition on Wednesday that erecting a wall to separate the United States from Mexico is a "preposterous idea" and that proposed legislation to deny citizenship to U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants is needlessly divisive.
"Good neighbors do not foster fear and engage in divisive appeals; they seek solutions," the newly elected Republican told the coalition, which seeks to improve economic conditions in South Texas.
"Divisive appeals do nothing to solve problems, even if they do score some temporary political points."
Perry's speech during a conference at a downtown Austin hotel and his question-and-answer session with reporters afterward drew praise from the state's largest business lobby and from one of the nation's leading liberal voices. |
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