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Kansas: Native American lawmaker smacks down anti-immigrant SOS Kris Kobach [View all]
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/
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/
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