In terms of numbers, between the second quarter of 2007, right before the recession began, and the second quarter of 2011, total employment in Texas increased by 279,000. Of this, 225,000 jobs went to immigrants (legal and illegal) who arrived in the United States in 2007 or later.
via Who Benefited from Job Growth In Texas? | Center for Immigration Studies.
And, thus, poof goes Perry’s credibility with even the Tea Partiers. That is, if they’d be bothered to even look at this report or much less, are able to read it.