A new law could create a list of immigrants illegally living in Mississippi
Yaritza Herrera, left, a young mother in central Mississippi, speaks about her concerns regarding legislative proposals affecting immigrants and migrants, as Loida Ventura Paz of the Mississippi Immigrants' Rights Alliance translates from Spanish to English, during a news briefing before entering the Mississippi Capitol and lobbying lawmakers about those proposals, in Jackson, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP Photo file)
The law set to take effect Wednesday is sparking alarm among immigrant advocates, who fear it could become a new tactic to target immigrants.
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