Kobach Launches Kansas Guv Campaign With Hardline Immigration Stance

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach speaks to supporters in launching his campaign for the Republican nomination for governor, Thursday, June 8, 2017, at an events center in Lenexa, Kan. Kobach has advised Presiden... Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach speaks to supporters in launching his campaign for the Republican nomination for governor, Thursday, June 8, 2017, at an events center in Lenexa, Kan. Kobach has advised President Donald Trump on immigration and election fraud issues and is vice chairman of a presidential commission on voter fraud. (AP Photo/John Hanna) MORE LESS
Start your day with TPM.
Sign up for the Morning Memo newsletter

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) on Thursday launched his campaign for the state’s governorship.

In a speech announcing his candidacy, Kobach pledged to fight “corruption, taxation and illegal immigration,” as quoted by the Kansas City Star.

Kobach advised President Donald Trump on immigration during Trump’s 2016 campaign and has a history of pushing for tougher measures targeting undocumented immigrants.

He is also known for supporting voting regulations that restrict access to the ballot and, as secretary of state, aggressively prosecuted alleged instances of double-voting, a very uncommon occurrence.

Kobach claimed after Trump’s election victory that he was named to serve on Trump’s immigration policy transition team, and after Trump’s inauguration said he advised the President to pursue an investigation into his unsubstantiated claims of massive election fraud.

Trump in May signed an executive order creating a commission to do so, which has thus far borne no fruit.

Latest Livewire

Notable Replies

  1. “corruption, taxation and illegal immigration”

    He is for much MORE CORRUPTION (as long as only he makes the money.)

    He is for much less TAXATION of anyone making over $500,000/year. Fuck everybody else.

    He is for “ending illegal immigration” by “finally making Kansas a SLAVE STATE.” (because, “Those People” you know…)

  2. Isn’t the Kansas economy hurting bad enough?

    Electing this neo-Nazi will destroy the sectors of the Kansas economy that rely on immigrant labor (a concept totally lost on Hair Furor btw).

    Go for it, Kris…

  3. I’d recommend that Kris Kobach try this speech. It’s a sure winner:

    “Not a single radicalized Islamic suspect should be granted any measure of quarter. Their intended entry to the American homeland should be summarily denied. Every conceivable measure should be engaged to hunt them down. Hunt them, identity them, and kill them. Kill them all. For the sake of all that is good and righteous. Kill them all.”

  4. It’s well known that Kansas, the prosperous land of milk and honey, is a first choice destination for immigrants.

Continue the discussion at forums.talkingpointsmemo.com

64 more replies

Participants

Avatar for system1 Avatar for dr_coyote Avatar for austin_dave Avatar for jcs Avatar for pantala Avatar for srfromgr Avatar for littlegirlblue Avatar for charliee Avatar for jep07 Avatar for ericaz Avatar for sniffit Avatar for chelsea530 Avatar for nova Avatar for sonsofares Avatar for midnight_rambler Avatar for arc_of_the_universe Avatar for ottnott Avatar for mrf Avatar for khaaannn Avatar for hornblower Avatar for ennuithereyet Avatar for tsp Avatar for just_observing Avatar for coimmigrant

Continue Discussion
Masthead Masthead
Founder & Editor-in-Chief:
Executive Editor:
Managing Editor:
Deputy Editor:
Editor at Large:
General Counsel:
Publisher:
Head of Product:
Director of Technology:
Associate Publisher:
Front End Developer:
Senior Designer: