Quote of the Day - Rick Perry

"It is an absolute overflowing mess is what it is. And this is something we brought to the attention of the president over two years ago, back in 2012, when we saw this was a major issue. We flagged this. And we’re still waiting for a response not just from the president but from the administration. So it is a major problem. And 1,000 people a day is what we’re seeing apprehended at the current rate. I mean, it’s just an impossible figure to really get your hands around. We’ve got an amazing amount of resources on the border.

It’s not the state’s responsibility to be dealing with this issue. We’re doing our part to make sure we can keep our citizens as safe as we can. But the federal government is just absolutely failing. We either have an incredibly inept administration or they’re in on this somehow. I hate to be conspiratorial, but how do you move that many people from Central America across Mexico and into the United States without there being a fairly coordinated effort?”

~ Gov Rick Perry, Texas