Tag Archives: Kris Kobach

Kris Kobach, Creator of “Papers Please,” Also a Birther

Posted on September 14, 2012 at 4:28 pm by JM Ashby

Kris Kobach, the grandfather of “Papers Please” anti-immigration law and an adviser to Mitt Romney, said yesterday that he and the state board of elections was considering removing President Obama from the November ballot. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, … Continue reading →

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Because ACORN!

Posted on July 28, 2012 at 2:00 pm by JM Ashby

According to Kris Kobach, the grandfather of “Papers Please” anti-immigration law and adviser to the Romney campaign, if you want to blame someone for passing discriminatory voter suppression laws, you should blame ACORN! Democrats angry over the wave of voter … Continue reading →

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The Romney Campaign Thinks Latinos Are Stupid

Posted on April 17, 2012 at 7:00 pm by JM Ashby

As we’ve discussed numerous times, Mitt Romney’s immigration policy proposals are the harshest out of all past and present presidential candidates during this election cycle. So harsh in fact that he managed to make Newt Gingrich seem compassionate for a … Continue reading →

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“Papers Please” and the Latino Vote

Posted on April 7, 2012 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

Following the arrest of several individuals who do not have brown skin, Alabama Republicans decided that they may need to revise their “Papers Please” anti-immigration law, HB56, to ensure that no more white people are arrested. After all, they weren’t … Continue reading →

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Alabama’s “Papers Please” is a Complete Failure

Posted on February 14, 2012 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

Not surprisingly, the anti-immigration law dubbed a “jobs bill” by its primary proponents may eliminate over 100,000 jobs and create virtually none in an agriculturally dependent state. According to a new report from Bloomberg’s Business Week, a study recently published … Continue reading →

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Super Stupid and “Papers Please”

Posted on January 29, 2012 at 1:35 pm by JM Ashby

I hardly know what to say about this. The incompetence, stupidity, and electoral malfeasance is simply beyond description. But when ThinkProgress tried to ask two key Romney backers, who also helped organize a major gathering of Hispanic Republicans here, if … Continue reading →

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Mitt Romney Honors “Papers Please” on MLK Day

Posted on January 16, 2012 at 5:30 pm by JM Ashby

While most Americans take time off and recognize today as Martin Luther King Day, Mitt Romney has chosen to spend the day campaigning with the grandfather of Arizona’s and Alabama’s “Papers Please” anti-immigration laws, Kris Kobach. On a day set … Continue reading →

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