Kobach shouted down in Alabama

It was anything but Sweet Home Alabama this morning for Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach as he went down South to defend laws he helped write cracking down on illegal immigration.

His appearance before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in Birmingham did not go well as he defended laws he helped write for Arizona and Alabama.

Here's a recount of the tumultuous meeting and the protest that broke out during his seven-minute testimony before the panel.

Read more here: http://midwestdemocracy.com/articles/kobach-shouted-down-alabama/#storylink=cpy

A protest erupted at the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights hearing on Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, on the impact of state immigration laws like Arizona's and Alabama's. The group of protestors stood, shouted in English and Spanish and held banners saying "undocumented" to interrupt the remarks by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who helped write Alabama's and Arizona's immigration laws.

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