"Perry puts focus on border."

Here is an excerpt from my recently published opinion piece in The Houston Chronicle: 

"Although a late entry into the 2012 presidential race, Texas Gov. Rick Perry is already considered a front-runner. In the Sept. 22 GOP debate, he engaged in a spirited back-and- forth with several of the other candidates - Mitt Romney in particular - over Social Security, immigration and foreign policy, and is definitely in the media spotlight for many of his responses - for better or for worse. It's...