My name is Anwar Jihan, a senior in the aerospace engineer­­ing department at Wichita State University and a proud United States citizen.

I would like to voice my concern pertaining to the Fish v. Kobach lawsuit that is hindering the proper flow of democratic process in our community. In my opinion the lawsuit is an agenda of a certain group to label an honest, ethically rigid man to be anti-immigrant when he is quite the opposite. It is always wise not to judge a person before even getting to meet them. I have had the blessings to meet him and his compassionate and caring wife Mrs. Heather Kobach at the GOP convention who made me feel like I was part of their family. They carry the values that are deeply rooted in every square inch of the great state of Kansas.

I was listening to a point of ACLU voting rights project director Dale Ho who claims that people who long ago by mistake registered to vote when they were not supposed to vote are being targeted. Federal laws only allow U.S citizen to vote. So, these groups of people had to lie about being U.S. citizens to illegally register to vote.

Secretary Kobach’s policies actually aid the interest of lawful immigrants, for a fact lawful F-1 international students. In the state of Kansas illegal aliens are paying in-state tuition whereas legal, properly vetted F-1 students are paying three times more for the economy and are getting nothing? If ACLU’s Dale Ho cared so much about civil rights, why should these legal people’s rights come later? Is it a good message to send to the whole world about us, who are living in the land of the law?

I believe the ACLU’s agenda is to polarize the community as much as they can when their knowledge about immigration law seems to be erratic and in cases blatant lie for their own personal gain.  Secretary Kobach is fighting for honesty, integrity, and morality. NVRA sec 1973993 (C) requires stating eligibility, “claiming to be U.S. citizen” under perjury without any proof. But anyone can state anything and requiring proof of citizenship protects our right as citizens. It’s a common-sense law.

My last question to the policy-makers and to all the civil rights associations as a minority myself would be: why is it so hard to fulfill the paramount responsibility of a citizen, which is participating in the democratic process? Instead of wasting all the money fighting for those who are illegal and criminal, spend the money helping the victims of the ACLU’s secret liberal propaganda. Why would a responsible citizen have a problem spending $15 to get a birth certificate, or some money to get a naturalization certificate that proves that you are a United States citizen?

Regards,

Anwar Shadat Jihan