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Perry endorses work visas for undocumented immigrants
November 4, 2011
Texas Governor and Republican presidential nominee candidate, Rick Perry, is facing further criticism for his views on immigration from his rival candidates, after supporting an extension of work visas to allow illegal immigrants freedom to move between the US and their home nations. The Governor has been the subject of significant criticism from his fellow candidates, due to his relatively moderate views on immigration, but it does not appear that it is causing him to stifle his opinions.
He told CNN's John Kin this week that expectations by some Americans that the authorities should just arrest and deport as many as 15 million undocumented immigrants, are simply fantasy. He said that while he did not support bringing in a path to citizenship, he said that measures should be put in place to legitimize the jobs carried out by illegal immigrants.
"I disagree with the concept that somehow or another we're going to pack up 10, to 12, to 15 million people and ship them back to the country of origin. That's not going to happen," Perry told King. "So realty has to be part of our conversation. And then you need to have a strategy to deal with it. That is what I think we will have, but first you have to secure that border."
Texas Governor and Republican presidential nominee candidate, Rick Perry, is facing further criticism for his views on immigration from his rival candidates, after supporting an extension of work visas to allow illegal immigrants freedom to move between the US and their home nations. The Governor has been the subject of significant criticism from his fellow candidates, due to his relatively moderate views on immigration, but it does not appear that it is causing him to stifle his opinions.
He told CNN's John Kin this week that expectations by some Americans that the authorities should just arrest and deport as many as 15 million undocumented immigrants, are simply fantasy. He said that while he did not support bringing in a path to citizenship, he said that measures should be put in place to legitimize the jobs carried out by illegal immigrants.
"I disagree with the concept that somehow or another we're going to pack up 10, to 12, to 15 million people and ship them back to the country of origin. That's not going to happen," Perry told King. "So realty has to be part of our conversation. And then you need to have a strategy to deal with it. That is what I think we will have, but first you have to secure that border."
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