Kris Kobach came plans to take the city of Roeland Park — where he won a strong 25% of the vote in the last election — on. His issue? They have an immigration policy he says goes against ICE and his deportation desires. Slight problem: the city council has no idea what the heck he’s talking about.
The Kansas City Star put it this way:
At the request of the American Civil Liberties Union, the city council has discussed creating a “safe and welcoming policy,” which could prohibit the use of local law enforcement resources to carry out federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions.
But no ordinance has been drafted.
“I don’t understand (Kobach’s) misunderstanding of what has occurred,” City Administrator Keith Moody said. “I would be happy to provide him more insight. But he has not reached out to the city of Roeland Park for verification on what has occurred.”
Kobach, who rushed headfirst into the non-debate pounded the table and denounced the community where he is only slightly more popular than a case of syphilis.
Representative Rui Xu, who serves the district called out his ridiculous statements:
Kobach’s misunderstanding and grandstanding aside, he continues in his efforts to capture the Republican nomination in the Kansas Senate race. He will face Susan Wagle, Roger Marshall, David Lindstrom and anyone else who gets into the clown car at this point.
Roeland Park seems to have not noticed Kobach’s appearance yesterday. They were far to busy, you know, doing anything else.