Texas has lots of reasons not to follow in Arizona's footsteps

Hoppe looks at the practical politics:

AUSTIN – Rick Perry wants an Arizona-style immigration bill here like a hole in his cabeza.

The Arizona law is serving as a rallying point for Republicans and others fed up with illegal immigration, but it also could provoke a surge of Hispanic voters.

Perry already has hard-line Republicans in his corner. And he would prefer that Democrat Bill White, who speaks fluent Spanish and has campaigned hard in South Texas, not have a potent racial issue for their fall battle.
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