On Tuesday, Mississippi followed in the steps of Arizona when the state Senate passed a measure that would allow law enforcement officers to check a person’s immigration status while enforcing other laws if there is reason to suspect that they are in the country illegally. As previously reported in La Plaza, Bill Chandler, the director […]
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Mississippi State Senate passes Arizona-style Immigration Law
January 19, 2011 By Latinovations Staff
Filed Under: Immigration, Immigration Resources, Latest Updates, Links Tagged With: Arizona, Bill Chandler, Civil Rights, Gov. Haley Barbour, Joey Fillingane, Latinos, Mississippi, racial profiling, Republicans, SB 1070, SB 2179
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