FOR
IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
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CONTACT: Romney
Press
Office
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January
11,
2012
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MITT ROMNEY ANNOUNCES
SUPPORT OF KANSAS SECRETARY OF STATE KRIS KOBACH
Boston, MA – Mitt Romney today
announced the support of Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach.
“I’m
so proud to earn Kris’s support,” said Mitt Romney. “Kris has been a
true leader on securing our borders and stopping the flow of illegal
immigration into this country. We need more conservative leaders like
Kris willing to stand up for the rule of law. With Kris on the team, I
look forward to working with him to take forceful steps to curtail
illegal immigration and to support states like South Carolina and
Arizona that are stepping forward to address this problem.”
“We
need a president who will finally put a stop to a problem that has
plagued our country for a generation: millions of illegal aliens coming
into the country and taking jobs from United States citizens and legal
aliens, while consuming hundreds of billions of dollars in public
benefits at taxpayer expense,” said Kansas Secretary of State Kris
Kobach. “Illegal immigration is a nightmare for America’s economy and
America’s national security. Mitt Romney is the candidate who will
finally secure the borders and put a stop to the magnets, like in-state
tuition, that encourage illegal aliens to remain in our country
unlawfully. He is also the candidate who will stand shoulder to
shoulder with the states that are fighting to restore the rule of law.
I am pleased to stand with this true conservative.”
Background
On Kris Kobach:
Kris Kobach Is The Secretary Of State
Of Kansas. He
was formerly the chairman of the Kansas Republican Party and a
professor of constitutional law. Kobach has been a longtime advocate
for immigration reform. He is the co-author of the Arizona and Alabama
laws against illegal immigration, and he served as Attorney General
John Ashcroft’s chief adviser on immigration and border security while
at the U.S. Department of Justice. He has degrees from Harvard,
Yale,
and Oxford Universities. He lives in Piper, Kansas, with his wife
Heather and daughters Lilly, Reagan, Molly, and Charlotte.
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