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ACLU and Voter Rights Allies Put Kobach on Notice
Posted by Louis GoselandIn the News, KanVote
The state has 90 days to comply with federal law before facing legal action.
The letter was sent by the ACLU on behalf of several individuals and Equality Kansas, Inc.,the NAACP Kansas State Conference, and the League of Women Voters of Lawrence-Douglas County.
Over 1,300 Kansans Call on AG Schmidt to Break Silence on Voter Reg.
Posted by Louis GoselandIn the News, KanVote
Wichita, KS – Today KanVote will submit a petition to Attorney General Derek Schmidt with the names of over 1,300 Kansans calling on him to issue a statement regarding the validity Kansas’s proof of citizenship requirement for voter registration. The Supreme Court struck down an Arizona law essentially identical to Kansans’ proof of citizenship requirement for voter registration. The Arizona measure required those registering to vote to show documentary proof of citizenship beyond what is required by federal voter registration...
read moreSenator Moran Reveals True Colors with Vote Against Bipartisan Immigration Reform
Share Wichita, KS- Today, Senator Moran was in the minority of Senators opposing the passage of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act (S. 744). The bill cleared the Senate with a bipartisan majority of 68, including every Democrat and 14 Republicans. Even with an amendment that will mean unprecedented build-up at the border, Senator Moran remained unwilling to support the reform package, revealing that he was never serious about immigration reform, and instead just wanted to stand in the way...
read moreSunflower Community Action Stands Up for Immigrant Workers
Washington, D.C.- ShareThe Communications Workers of America issued this statement on the action by Sunflower Community Action in Kansas, and the response by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach: Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach seems to have forgotten that the U.S. Constitution protects everyone’s right to free speech and the right to assembly. The official was incensed when members of Sunflower Community Action rallied outside his house to support immigration reform, and left shoes behind to signify the families that have been...
read moreAFT-Kansas President Calls on Kobach for Threatening to Shoot Peaceful Activisits
Topeka,KS- Whether it is the realization that a country made great by immigrants has a moral obligation to live up to our American values of democracy and opportunity, or because it’s good economic policy, or because it’s just the right thing to do, reforming our immigration system now just makes sense. What doesn’t make sense is when Secretary of State Kris Kobach threatens to shoot peaceful children and their families. As the Supreme Court ruling just issued yesterday shows, Kris Kobach is out of touch with working people in Kansas,...
read moreKS Secretary of State Threatens to Shoot Peaceful Activists
Share Sunflower Community Action Executive Director Sulma Arias released the following statement in response to Secretary of State Kobach’s degrading statements about immigrants: “ Kansas families – including children who were separated from their parent’s because of Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s policies - prayed, rallied, and then peacefully gathered outside Sec. Kobach’s home to remind him that Kansans believe in keeping families together. Sec. Kobach has spent years promoting policies that do not represent Kansan...
read moreKobach you don’t represent Kansas Values; Kansas is all in for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Kansas City, KS- Over 700 people and 36 organizations, including National People’s Action affiliates, traveled from across the country to Kansas City to send one strong message to America: Kansas is all in for Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Contrary to popular rhetoric about Kansas, 72% of likely Kansas voters support immigration reform. “Every time immigration is tied with Kansas, people automatically think of Kris Kobach, who has made a name for himself and a living off of pushing for self-deportation laws...
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