EMPORIA, Kan. - Republican candidate for Secretary of State, Kris Kobach, is reportedly assisting in a new legal challenge to in-state tuition for children of illegal immigrants.
At issue is a Nebraska law passed in 2005 which authorizes the children of undocumented persons/illegal aliens who have attended a Nebraska high school for at least 3 years and promise to seek legal status with the same tuition rate as legal residents. While there may be some degree of political expediency involved in taking on this new case, Mr. Kobach has been involved around the country in similar past efforts. A quick Google search of his prior efforts in this regard yielded this story.
While I can appreciate his desire to see the nation's immigration laws upheld, clearly he must realize that his actions are not in the conservative tradition of respect for state's rights which is one of the major theme's of today's Tea Party movement which he undoubtedly seeks to tap to propel him to the office of Secretary of State.
Additionally, any remedy he seeks would almost certainly require a high degree of judicial activism of state and federal law which is also supposed to be a major taboo for traditional conservatives.
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