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August 27, 2009

Can the U.S. government take a woman’s baby from her because she doesn’t speak English? That’s the latest question to arise in the hothouse debate over illegal immigration, as an undocumented woman from impoverished rural Mexico — who speaks only an obscure indigenous language — fights in a Mississippi court to regain custody of her infant daughter.

August 28, 2008

E-Verify faces added scrutiny in the wake of Mississippi raid – Postville’s Agriprocessors raid now second largest in U.S. history

August 26, 2008

ICE gambles that Democrats and progressive bloggers are too distracted to call them out on latest immigration raid

When Reality is Ignored by the Political Theorists : Mississippi Raids Ignored

Howard Industries is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of electronic transformers and transportation equipment. Early Monday morning, the Laurel facility was swarming with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. After hours of interviewing all the employees on site, 350 illegal immigrants were identified. – Mississippi

August 7, 2008

Coastwide, census figures through July 1, 2007, show the Hispanic population in Harrison, Jackson and Hancock counties grew from 11,538 in 2005 to 12,094 – an increase of 4.8%. Growth between 2000 and July of last year was much stronger, at 42.4%. – Mississippi

July 28, 2008

The Immigration Fight Gets Ugly – A law making it a felony to be an undocumented worker is sowing conflict in Mississippi, as states take action in the absence of federal immigration reform

June 23, 2008

Hispanic population on the rise in DeSoto – Mississippi

April 28, 2008

Work is Criminal for Mississippi Undocumented

April 24, 2008

Facing South: How Mississippi passed the country’s biggest crackdown on immigrant workers

March 13, 2008

Immigrant rights advocates urging Gov. to kill bill – Mississippi

February 28, 2008

El Pueblo Ministry Now Helping Coast Hispanic Immigrants – Mississippi

February 12, 2008

Hispanic Population Growing In Pascagoula School District – Mississippi

February 4, 2008

Senate Bill Toughens Immigration Laws – Mississippi

December 6, 2007

Schools react to rising Hispanic population – Mississippi

November 28, 2007

Jones County auxiliary deputy accused of robbing Hispanic motorists – Mississippi

October 11, 2007

Ridgeland Firefighters Learn Spanish – Mississippi

September 23, 2007

Conference Aims to Unite Blacks and Hispanics – Black-Brown Unity Conference – Mississippi

September 13, 2007

Bilingual officers ‘busier than ever’ – Hattiesburg, Mississippi

August 29, 2007

Immigrants feel fallout on Coast – Mississippi

August 9, 2007

Did You Know? Between 2000 and 2006, south Mississippi saw an 8% increase in the Hispanic population

July 30, 2007

Hispanic-owned businesses expand in central Mississippi

July 9, 2007

Latin American tastes have spread across the Gulf Coast, creating a market for cuisine thats Hot hot hot

July 1, 2007

A partial listing of Northeast Mississippi ministries to Latinos

June 28, 2007

Free Program Helps Hispanic Children Tackle English – Biloxi, Mississippi

April 30, 2007

Police cite need for Spanish classes – DeSoto County has growing Hispanic population – Mississippi

March 13, 2007

Many regional law officers seek greater knowledge of Spanish – Mississippi

March 7, 2007

Mississippi Senate passes bill on illegal immigrants

February 28, 2007

Latino groups unite to form aid coalition – Biloxi, Mississippi

January 25, 2007

AIDS support going bilingual – Coastal Mississippi

December 18, 2006

Crimes against Hispanics on rise – Laurel, Mississippi

December 12, 2006

Hispanics in the crosshairs (or being the target of crime) – Laurel, Mississippi