Kobach Says Kansas Has Green Light On Immigration
Associated Press - Mon 03:06 PM 06/25/2012
Kris Kobach says the high court upheld the heart of the Arizona statute
Secretary of State Kris Kobach says a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Arizona's immigration law gives Kansas legislators a green light to pursue their own crackdown on illegal immigration.
Kobach, a former law professor who helped draft Arizona's law, said he's pleased with Monday's ruling in the Arizona case even though it struck down three of four provisions at issue.
Critics of the Arizona law see the ruling as likely to hinder any push for something similar in Kansas.
But Kobach says the high court upheld the heart of the Arizona statute. That section directs law enforcement officers to check the immigration status of people stopped for other reasons with a reasonable suspicion that they're in the country illegally.
Kobach says Kansas lawmakers can still pursue that policy and others.
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dmid-west
Monday 25 June 2012 15:59 Report this comment
I'm on your side Mr. Kobach,,,,,,illegal is illegal.
getumgranny
Monday 25 June 2012 16:37 Report this comment
I am THRILLED the most important part of this passed!! Illegal is illegal, now, when are we going to STOP rewarding the illegals with benefits funded from State Taxes??!!
ksfarmdude
Monday 25 June 2012 17:00 Report this comment
you go mr Kobach
dmore
Monday 25 June 2012 17:51 Report this comment
Three of the four provisions are struck down and it is a victory????
Iamgonnagetu
Monday 25 June 2012 20:34 Report this comment
Let's have an old fashion Kansas roundup. Object is to get rid of them.
horsisaz
Monday 25 June 2012 22:23 Report this comment
king obama's liberal democrat army won't let it rest,by tomorrow he'll give the illegal's more freedoms than u.s. citizen's by tomorrow. All about pandering for votes.The "old white guy" is history,so are his jobs he provided,bye,bye.
Iamgonnagetu
Tuesday 26 June 2012 13:16 Report this comment
Remember the Alamo history is repeating itself.
WhoCares
Tuesday 26 June 2012 13:51 Report this comment
Load em up and ship em out!!!!
LibertyOrDeath
Tuesday 26 June 2012 18:19 Report this comment
From reading the comments on this one, I thought I was in a 1923 Munich beer hall for a moment. History IS repeating itself.