Trump may create an immigration czar; Kris Kobach could be it

WASHINGTON -- Groups that want President-elect Donald Trump to make good on his campaign promise to rein in illegal immigration in the United States are lobbying for him to create a new position: immigration czar.

That would put one person in charge of an issue that impacts a dozen departments and agencies, including homeland security, state, justice, labor, housing, and health and human services.

“We have been pushing them,” said Roy Beck, executive director of NumbersUSA, a group that advocates for greater immigration enforcement. “The idea has been percolating in a number of places.”

One name that has been mentioned: Kris Kobach, Kansas secretary of state and a member of Trump’s transition team who has been considered for a of couple jobs so far. A so-called czar based in the White House would not need Senate confirmation, which would be helpful to Kobach, whose hardline immigration views could lead to problems during a nomination fight.

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