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Sky Masterson

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7. Kris Kobach Secretary of State Kansas (R), Author Of Anti-Immigrant State Laws,

Reply to denverbill (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 12:56 PM

Jan 2012

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/01/11/402550/kris-kobach-author-of-anti-immigrant-state-laws-backs-mitt-romney-in-gop-race/?mobile=nc

-snip Kobach is the anti-immigrant official who drafted Arizona and Alabama’s harmful immigration laws, and who once wrote a book opposing the anti-Apartheid boycott of South Africa. “With Kris on the team, I look forward to working with him to take forceful steps to curtail illegal immigration and to support states like South Carolina and Arizona that are stepping forward to address this problem,” Romney said in press release. ----end

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Kansas agriculture secretary seeks federal waiver for illegal immigrants [View all] denverbill Jan 2012 OP

That depends. JoePhilly Jan 2012 #1

We already have guest worker programs. denverbill Jan 2012 #2

Which means those programs you refer to (created in the 80s) are broken. JoePhilly Jan 2012 #13

We just need to rely on the rule of supply and demand. A Simple Game Jan 2012 #10

How's that working out for Alabama? JoePhilly Jan 2012 #14

I'm not sure, have the farm wages in Alabama gone up? A Simple Game Jan 2012 #15

probusiness wage suppression and illegal immigration existentialist Jan 2012 #3

Right! Corporate republicans want large numbers of illegal immigrants, thus their "self-deporting" pampango Jan 2012 #12

we used to have migrant workers who picked crops all over america madrchsod Jan 2012 #4

Slavery would be cheaper and more effective. Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #6

How hypocritical can you get? perdita9 Jan 2012 #5

Kris Kobach Secretary of State Kansas (R), Author Of Anti-Immigrant State Laws, Sky Masterson Jan 2012 #7

Corporations and RepubliCONS want it both ways. fasttense Jan 2012 #8

Do you have a link for this story? n/t pampango Jan 2012 #9

Hmm. That's wierd. I didn't get a prompt to enter it. denverbill Jan 2012 #11