Kobach addresses illegal immigration in speech

By Adam Strunk

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

At the end of the speech, the first 10 rows of audience members jumped to their feet in applause. Others behind them sat silently, with their hands at their sides or on their laps.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach just finished delivering a speech on illegal immigration to a crowd of about 900 at the Lied Center Tuesday night. Kobach, who gained notoriety as an anti-immigration advocate last year when he helped write the controversial Arizona immigration bill, spoke about the economic effects of undocumented immigrants as well as laws surrounding immigration.

“Immigration is a subject that inspires great passion and great debate,â€