Opposition to Mississippi immigration bill
The Associated Press obtained a letter given to senators Monday by the president of Mississippi Sheriffs' Association and the executive directors of the Mississippi Association of Chiefs of Police, the Mississippi Municipal League and the Mississippi Association of Supervisors.
The bill, supported by Republican Gov. Phil Bryant, says that if someone is arrested and a law enforcement officer has "reasonable suspicion" about the person's immigration status, the officer would be required to check the immigration status before the person could be released. ... Bryant is supported by tea party groups that are backing the immigration bill.
The bill passed the House 70-48 on March 14. By late Monday, it had not yet been assigned to a Senate committee. It faces an April 3 deadline for Senate committee consideration. If no action is taken by then, the bill will die.
An immigration enforcement bill passed the Republican-controlled Mississippi Senate in 2011, when Bryant was lieutenant governor and was the chamber's presiding officer. The bill died in what was then a Democratic-controlled House. Republicans won the House majority this past November, and Bryant moved up to the governorship.
http://www.necn.com/03/26/12/APNewsBreak-Groups-oppose-Miss-immigrati/landing.html?&apID=253dec24a1414a6cab8ccc06e2e82047
Looks like the ALEC-inspired state immigration law express may be experiencing a bump in Mississippi. One can only hope.
