UNSAFE with Ann Coulter Kris Kobach on the S.A.V.E. Act
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Mar 30, 2026 Kris Kobach, former Kansas Secretary of State and current attorney general known for election integrity and immigration law, discusses proof-of-citizenship rules and litigation. He talks about prosecutions from federal data matches, how motor voter and naturalization processes intersect with registration, and the drafting and impact of Arizona’s SB 1070.
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Proof Of Citizenship Is Practical And Widely Documented
- Kris Kobach argues proof-of-citizenship laws are practical and similar to documents like passports, birth certificates, naturalization papers, and Real ID driver's licenses.
- Kansas law even offered to research state birth records for Kansans and allowed many substitute documents, mirroring the SAVE Act approach.
Federal Data Matches Reveal Hundreds Of Noncitizen Votes
- Kobach reports DHS data matches revealed hundreds of likely non-citizen voters in Kansas and initial prosecutions of non-citizens who voted.
- He says three prosecutions were filed quickly and that total likely cases in Kansas number in the hundreds once federal matching finished.
Noncitizen Candidate Elected Then Prosecuted
- Kobach describes Jose Ceballos, a legal foreign national who registered, voted, ran for mayor and was prosecuted after being elected in Coldwater, Kansas.
- Ceballos repeatedly voted and even sought a second term before charges were filed.
