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Advocates push for legal immigration pathways inspired by previous proposals as Kansas enforces cooperation with federal immigration authorities, with 75,000 estimated undocumented immigrants statewide.
- Kansas advocates are revisiting past state legal immigration proposals to guide new pathways legislation, while the Kansas Immigration Coalition offers legal support amid enforcement pressures in Kansas, United States.
- In 2012, the Kansas Business Workers and Community Partnership Act would have allowed non-criminal undocumented immigrants employment authorization after biometric checks and residency before July 1, 2007, but it did not pass.
- A signed agreement between the Kansas Attorney General's office and the Kansas Bureau of Investigations allows certain KBI agents to assist in immigration arrests, and in April the legislature urged full cooperation with federal enforcement, including National Guard support.
- Governor Laura Kelly, a Democrat, signed a law preventing local governments from restricting cooperation with federal agents, while community and immigrant organizations partner statewide to offer legal and educational support.
- Reflecting a political divide, the Kansas legislature opposes the Trump administration's deportation agenda while other states commit to federal enforcement, framing their stance around border security and legal immigration.
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Kansas advocates look to past legal immigration pathways
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration’s deportation agenda has caused a wide variety of responses across the country. Protests in Portland, Los Angeles and Chicago have prompted calls for National Guard deployments in prominent U.S. cities.
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