Gov. Perry Statement On Trump Border Visit

Statement

Today Governor Rick Perry released the following statement on Donald Trump's visit to Laredo to tour Texas' border with Mexico:

"Unlike Donald Trump, I have been battling the federal government over border security for years. Border security is a federal responsibility, but when it became clear Washington wouldn't act, I told President Obama if he wouldn't secure the border, Texas would. During my time in office, Texas dedicated nearly $1 billion to border security, and we focused our resources on the areas that needed it most -- like the Rio Grande Sector, which accounts for more than 50 percent of illegal crossings on the entire U.S.-Mexico border, and more than 70 percent of illegal border crossings in Texas alone.

After weeks of talk, today Donald Trump will finally make his first trip to the Texas-Mexico border to see Texas' work to fill in the gaps left in border security by the federal government. While he is there, I hope he will explain to the people of Laredo why he thinks they should be on the hook to secure our country's border with Mexico, rather than the federal government. I hope he will explain to the Hispanic Americans he meets why he thinks they are rapists and murderers. And I hope he will apologize for ridiculing the selfless work of the men and women of the Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Rangers, Texas Game Wardens and Texas National Guard to protect our communities in the face of the federal government's failure to secure the border.

As a known employer of illegal immigrant labor, Donald Trump's record on border security is non-existent at best and a farce at worst. It's going to take more than a day trip for him to convince the American people he is anything but a hypocrite when it comes to border security."

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