Next year’s GOP primary for Kansas secretary of state suddenly looks like a contest rather than a walk for former Kansas Republican Party chairman Kris Kobach (in photo). Senate Majority Leader Derek Schmidt, R-Independence, has appointed a campaign treasurer for the race to replace four-term Republican Ron Thornburgh. J.R. Claeys of Salina is also seeking the GOP primary nod.
Meanwhile, voters curious about what makes Kobach tick — and drives his nationwide crusade to fight illegal immigration — may find enlightenment in a New York Times profile. Kobach, who now teaches at the University of Missouri-Kansas City law school, joined the Bush Justice Department just days before the Sept. 11 attacks and reportedly was stunned to learn that several of the hijackers had been the subject of traffic stops but the police didn’t know they were in the country illegally. “That impressed on me in a very salient way that there was a huge missed opportunity there that might have caused the 9/11 plot to unravel,” he told the Times, explaining his motivation to find ways to turn local police into the “eyes and ears” of federal immigration authorities.
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America should rigidly adopt a “points system” on immigration reform as many industrialized countries have? Only the cream at the top of the milk, should get priority to immigrate. Simply stated people with outstanding credential, who are Ph.d in scientific research, top grade engineers and highly rated professionals, will be readily sponsored for a good paying jobs, exceptional health care, a great pension on retirement, in major industries. They are not going to become bottom feeders who take advantage of federal state and county welfare benefits. They will not be illegal pregnant Mothers who intentionally steal across the border, so the good taxpayers will support her and her instant citizenship baby. They are not the 20 plus million who are going to suck America dry, because either political party patronizes the corporate parasites that have attracted cheap labor. We can never have a balanced health care program, as long as taxpayers are forced by federal mandate to give free education, health care and a host of other benefits. The border fence must be a two layer system, that goes from Brownsville Texas, to San Diego, California–with a permanent special National Guard unit.
Uncontrollable legal and illegal immigration has torn the European Union apart. Rampant violence and crime, and millions of low income, poorly educated workers from Caribbean islands and Northern Europe are draining the benevolent English people of government benefits, causing rationing on the health care, education and growing population in the prison system. The European Parliament has allowed this cause a major impact, to indigenous quality of life, with a growing unrest in Christian, Catholic communities as the Muslim faith is demanding more rights. This is exactly the same ramifications that is taking shape here, with the illegal immigration occupation of our nation?
E-Verify must be in-perpetuity, not voluntary, for everybody throughout the United States. Not employees who have just been hired, but everybody who is on the payroll. There should be a large formidable force of interior ICE inspectors who make lightening strikes on large and small business. The penalty for hiring illegal aliens should be extremely severe, as they are stealing jobs from Americans and legal residents. Confiscation of assets, heavy fines and certainly prison sentences. Without these pre-requisites, E-Verify will not be efficient enough. NUMBERSUSA for more details Without any question’s workers in industry should have be able to call ICE, and leave a message about their suspicions of illegal activity in their working location. Those illegal workers confronted by a upgraded application in the workplace, will soon shy away from any contact with employers who stipulate the use of E-Verification. Inferior enforcement for years of neglect and inefficiency whether intentional or not by previous administration, are to blame for the incessant illegal immigration that has clogged the American labors work environment. SAY NO TO ANOTHER AMNESTY! SAY NO TO ANY PATH TO CITIZENSHIP. RESCIND THE INSTANT BIRTHRIGHT LAW. RESCIND ANY KIND OF BENEFITS TO THOSE WHO CANNOT PROVE THEIR CITIZENSHIP! NO TO IRREVERSIBLE OVERPOPULATION! ERUPT YOUR ANGER IN THE EAR OF YOUR Senator and Congressman today at 202-224-3121—BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE.
So far I’ve been pretty impressed with Derek Schmidt. He seems to be a throwback to the days of Nancy Kassebaum and Jim Pearson and Bob Dole.
It’s sad to see what the Party has turned into.
Schmidt calls me from time to time, always asking for money of course, but he seems thoughtful and smart and somebody I might support.
Kobach, on the other hand, calls around dinner time and wants to chat.
And the rumors and gossip I get from his people are becoming tiresome.
I haven’t seen Kansas Republicans in this much disarray since that night in Kent Frizell’s office when Nixon whopped McGovern and that squatty little SOB Docking won a fourth term as governor.
We’ve had some win’s and losses since then, but it was never as bleak as that night in 1972.
Until now. My phone calls and e-mail’s stink of desperation. The Brownback kid’s call me and cleverly try to discern whether I’m in the Tiahrt or Moran camp. They keep calling me so I guess they don’t know either.
Kobach appears to be a highly intelligent man that says what he means and means what he says. Will be interesting to hear more about him.
Of course Regular likes Kobach – I bet he has alot of new pencils, huh? Maybe he will give you some??
If Kobach is so worried about those 9/11 hijackers being illegally in the country (which I do agree, is a problem), then am I assume that Kobach is also wondering why the Bush Administration failed to heed the memo outlining how terrorists could use planes in a terrorist attack a month prior to 9/11???
Why isn’t Kobach investigating that little tidbit – or is that too close to home?
Schmidt looked at the candidates, Chris Biggs and Kris Kobach. Desiring to vote for the most competent (and sane) candidate he was upset that he’d be voting for a Democrat, that’s why Schmidt decided to run.
Why isn’t Kobach investigating that little tidbit – or is that too close to home?
I dunno Chas – perhaps it’s a conspiracy.
Served with the bush (in)justice dept., nuff said!
Didn’t most of the 9/11 hijackers enter the country with valid visas?