Immigration in Mississippi

State Fact Sheets

• New Americans in Mississippi: The Political and Economic Power of Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians in the Magnolia State
• Mississippi: Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Innovation, and Welcoming Initiatives in the Magnolia State

District-by-District Profiles

• Mississippi District 4 - Representative Steven Palazzo

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Fact Sheets and Reports

• Bad for Business: How Mississippi’s Proposed Anti-Immigration Laws Will Stifle the State (IPC Fact Check, February 2012)

Blog Posts

• Immigration Policy in the States: A Roundup (March 2013)
• Federal Judge Leaves Anti-DACA Lawsuit Hanging By a Thread (January 2013)
• Mississippi Lawmaker Kills State’s Extreme Immigration Bill, Although Immigration Provisions May Loom (April 2012)
• Mississippi Farming, Law Enforcement Groups Urge Lawmakers to Oppose State Immigration Law (March 2012)
• Is Mississippi About to Make a Costly Mistake on Immigration? (March 2012)
• Despite Alabama’s Cautionary Tale, Mississippi Moves Forward with Extreme “Papers, Please” Immigration Legislation (March 2012)
• More States Introduce Costly Immigration Enforcement Bills in 2012 (February 2012)
• Yet Another State Leaves Immigration Enforcement Bill on Cutting Room Floor (April 2011)
• State Legislators Continue to Throw Restrictive Immigration Measures Overboard (March 2011)
• States Contemplating Enforcement Legislation Continue to Walk the Line (January 2011)
• Are States Considering SB 1070-Style Bills Putting their Head in the Lion’s Mouth? (January 2011)
• State Lawmakers Conflicted Over Immigration Enforcement Measures (January 2011)
• Which State is Really Going to Be the Next Arizona? (October 2010)
• SB1070-Inspired Activity Continues in the States (August 2010)
• Non-English Speaking Mother Separated from Child: The Tragedy of Mixed-Status Families (August 2009)

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