Rick Perry and the Border

Governor Rick Perry stated in April 2010 that bored security was a big issue.  He feels that the borders need to be safer and that human trafficking across the border really needs to be addressed.  He feels that the federal government does not do enough on either subject.  Perry stated in his April 2010 press release that, “Until the federal government brings the necessary resources to bear, we will continue to commit state funding and resources for additional border security efforts in order to protect our communities and legitimate cross border trade and travel, while enforcing the laws already on the books.”  However, with this being an important issue some other it sometimes takes precedent over issues that it probably should not.  For instance higher education saw a budget cut in this year’s session while border security did not.  In my opinion, if the Perry and the government feel that border security is such an important issue, money needs to be aimed that direction but not by cutting the higher education budget.  The money needs to come from somewhere else; perhaps Perry should quit living in that mansion!  I think this is an interesting article because it explains the cost of border security and how the money is provided for it.