Not as tough on Immigration as some would like

From Eric Dondero:

Newly-announced Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry may have lurched ahead of the pack in some polls, but he's not winning kudos from all GOP quarters. An odd mixture of paleo-conservatives, Ron Paulists, hardline social conservatives, and a few libertarian-conservatives, are ranting against his candidacy. They are joined by some of Perry's past political opponents in Texas.

From WaPo, The Fix political blog, "Some conservatives not thrilled by Rick Perry":

Perry has also ruffled feathers with social conservatives in recent days by saying that under 10th Amendment principles, gay marriage in New York didn’t bother him. After all, Perry endorsed former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani in the 2008 presidential race, who is hardly considered a social conservative.

Michele Malkin:

“He’s soft on illegal immigration despite a few recent nods to border enforcement...

And this from NewsMax.com, "Tea Party Texans diss Perry":

“A lot of what he’s done doesn’t measure up to his rhetoric,” said tea party activist Don Zimmerman, a member of the Texas State Republican Executive Committee.

“I think the heart and the soul of the tea party is with Ron Paul,” Zimmerman told Roll Call.

It should be noted Dave Nalle, Republican Liberty Caucus National Chairman, a friend of this website and oddly enough a longtime foe of Zimmerman in Austin-area politics, also opposes Perry, mostly on style and past inner-Texas political dealings.

Hear an interview with Dave on the Andre Controversa Show from early this week.