Let me introduce you to Kris Kobach, who was the former Kansas secretary of state before
he flamed out and lost a gubernatorial race in Kansas to Democrat Laura
Kelly. Even Republicans in Kansas voted against Kobach, having had
enough of his extremism, especially when it came to immigration and
voting rights.
After all, Kobach was the architect of the most racist law in modern American history,
Arizona’s S.B. 1070, which allowed police to stop people of color
and/or anyone with an accent and detain them indefinitely, including
children, until they prove their citizenship. A family could be going
out for ice cream and find themselves in an Arizona jail indefinitely
unless they carried the proper paperwork.
Kobach had hoped to spread
these laws nationwide. As local governments were convinced to pass these laws, they were (obviously) found to be unconstitutional-- but guess who was hired to come in
and defend these laws during the legal process? That's right-- Kris Kobach privately billed
these towns for his legal services after they were hoodwinked into enacting his poisonous legislation. The Kansas City Star interviewed people who’d been swindled by Kobach’s immigration racket.
“Ambulance chasing” is how Grant Young, a
former mayor of Valley Park, describes Kobach’s role. Young
characterized Kobach’s attitude as, “Let’s find a town that’s got some
issues or pretends to have some issues, let’s drum up an immigration
problem and maybe I can advance my political position, my political
thinking and maybe make some money at the same time.”
More details on this scam-- and how Kobach is getting cozy with white nationalists-- can be found at the Daily Kos.
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