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Immigration Law

Extreme Absurdity: A Response to the “Extreme Vetting” Questions Proposed By Kris Kobach - David Isaacson

David Isaacson, Nov. 30, 2016 - "Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, rumored to be a potential Secretary of Homeland Security in a Donald Trump Administrationmet with Mr. Trump last Sunday, apparently to discuss some of his plans for the Department.  During a media photo opportunity, a Mr. Kobach held a binder and stack of papers in such a way that a page was left partially visible and allowed an Associated Press photographer to capture some of the “Department of Homeland Security Kobach Strategic Plan for First 365 Days.”  Although there are many horrifying things about that plan, some of which this author may address further in future blogs, one aspect of Kobach’s plan that particularly caught my attention was the proposal to “Add extreme vetting questions for high-risk aliens: question them regarding support for Sharia law, jihad, equality of men and women, the United States Constitution.”  This blog provides an initial reaction to that proposal. ... "