A Texas-sized silence as immigration talks ramp up

UPDATED 14:48 PM EST, February 9, 2013

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — With nearly 2 million illegal immigrants and a 1,200-mile border with Mexico, Texas has more at stake than most states in the renewed push to overhaul the nation's immigration system.

Yet so far, Gov. Rick Perry and Republicans who control the Legislature have been sitting this debate out.

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