Podcast: A Conversation with Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach

Kevin R. Johnson

09 Nov 2025

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Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, chairman of the Republican Attorneys General Association, joins the Center for Immigration Studies podcast Parsing Immigration Policy for a discussion of immigration enforcement, voter integrity, and state-federal cooperation. I incorrectly had thought that this immigration enforcement advocate was out of politics. He has Kansas assisting in U.S. immigration enforcement.

Kobach shares with host Mark Krikorian insights into the efforts that states like Kansas are taking to combat illegal immigration.

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Urban Institute: Impacts of Heightened Immigration Enforcement on Children’s Education by Hamutal Bernstein, Diana Guelespe, Laura Betancur, Julio Salas

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