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ProSense

(116,464 posts)
Thu Mar 21, 2013, 03:00 PM Mar 2013

Kansas: Native American lawmaker smacks down anti-immigrant SOS Kris Kobach

Native American Lawmaker To Anti-Immigrant Kansas Official: ‘When You Mention Illegal Immigrant, I Think Of All Of You’

By Scott Keyes

A Native American state representative in Kansas rebuked Secretary of State Kris Kobach, a leader in the anti-immigrant movement, at a hearing yesterday.

“I think it’s funny Mr. Kobach, because when you mention illegal immigrant, I think of all of you,” said State Rep. Ponka-We Victors (D) during a hearing on Wednesday about a state statute that allows children of undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates at public universities. Her comments drew loud applause from the audience.

The Topeka Capital-Journal has more:

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http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/03/21/1754481/kris-kobach-kansas/

Ouch!



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Kansas: Native American lawmaker smacks down anti-immigrant SOS Kris Kobach (Original Post) ProSense Mar 2013 OP
Kick! ProSense Mar 2013 #1
Uh, shouldn't that be "POS Kris Kobach"?? lastlib Mar 2013 #2
BWAHAHAHAHAHA! ZRT2209 Mar 2013 #8
Reminds me of T-shirts I saw just after the Dept of Homeland Security was started... progressoid Mar 2013 #3
It had to be said.. Brava for saying it, Rep Ponka-We Victors! Cha Mar 2013 #4
I can already hear the Republicans talking about an "Indian Attack". Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #5
Excellent! GeoWilliam750 Mar 2013 #6
wasn't it Kobach who was making noises about kicking Obama off the ballot (birther)? ZRT2209 Mar 2013 #7
yup--that would be our POS......... lastlib Mar 2013 #9
Kobach's response: We are focused on the fact that 'we' are here and 'they' want to come. pampango Mar 2013 #10
K&R :) n/t Tx4obama Mar 2013 #11

progressoid

(49,992 posts)
3. Reminds me of T-shirts I saw just after the Dept of Homeland Security was started...
Thu Mar 21, 2013, 03:45 PM
Mar 2013

I saw a lot of these in South Dakota!



pampango

(24,692 posts)
10. Kobach's response: We are focused on the fact that 'we' are here and 'they' want to come.
Thu Mar 21, 2013, 06:09 PM
Mar 2013

Let us not concern ourselves about the era when 'they' were here and 'we' wanted to come.

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