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Governor joins lawsuit against White House over immigration plan

Associated Press — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:43:09 +0000

JACKSON — Gov. Phi Bryant has joined in a lawsuit against the Obama administration over its plan to stop deporting many young illegal immigrants and grant them work permits. Bryant’s action drew swift criticism from the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi. The lawsuit was filed in August in federal court in Dallas on behalf [...]

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Bryant orders agencies to not provide benefits to certain immigrants

Associated Press — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:30:02 +0000

JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant is ordering state agencies not to provide public benefits to immigrants who recently received deferred deportation status from the federal government. Republican Bryant issued an executive order today, hours before a GOP-led state House committee was to meet about immigration issues. He has received support from tea party groups for [...]

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Bryant supports immigration-enforcement bill; dismisses critics

Associated Press — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:47:50 +0000

JACKSON — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said yesterday he supports an immigration-enforcement bill working its way through the state Legislature, and he dismissed critics’ contention that it could lead to racial profiling of Hispanics. “This law applies to everyone, not just to people who are south of us or Hispanic by descent. But look at [...]

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