News 21 readers are by now familiar with Kris Kobach, the one-man army against illegal immigration. Kobach, who has litigated everything from Hazleton, Pa.’s defense of its immigration ordinance to a suit against San Francisco’s sanctuary law, is also fighting Kansas over a law that lets illegal immigrants who have attended state high schools to [...]
Tag Archives: Kris Kobach
Organization of the Week: Immigration Reform Law Institute
September 13, 2008 – 10:48 am
Immigration is a fraught issue, and in recent years dozens of groups have sprung up to advocate for one position or the other, to lobby Congress, to fund candidates, or to fight it out in the courts. With all the vague or patriotic-sounding names, it can get pretty confusing. You might see spokespeople from these [...]
No Go on Illegal Immigrant ID Cards
September 8, 2008 – 6:32 pm
Until recently, Richmond, Ca., leaders, including Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, were considering a program to provide illegal immigrants with municipal identification cards. But the Contra Costa County Municipal ID Task Force decided to shelve the proposal, after San Francisco backed down from its plan amid controversy. San Francisco has lately been under fire for its lax [...]
Family of Murder Victim Suing Over San Francisco’s Sanctuary Law
August 26, 2008 – 6:27 am
A July protest against San Francisco’s sanctuary policy, led by the Minutemen. (AP Photo) When Tony Bologna and his sons Michael and Matthew were murdered in June by an illegal Salvadoran immigrant, the victims’ family blamed San Francisco. The alleged killer, Edwin Ramos, had been arrested as a teenager, but officials did not report him [...]
