MIRA discusses immigration reform under Biden Administration
MIRA discusses immigration reform under Biden Administration By Maggie Wade | February 11, 2021 at 11:40 PM CST - Updated February 11 at 11:40 PM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Immigration reform and the progress of the Biden administration were the focus of a virtual meeting Thursday night sponsored by the Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance.
Lawyers with MIRA and the Mississippi Center for Justice outlined some of the changes they have seen in less than a month that will help immigrants living in this state.
Patricia Ice and Amelia McGowan shared information on some of the more than 90 regulations and policies put in place during the Trump presidency.
jackson, mississippi, mississippi s largest city. her brother is jackson s mayor. thank you so much for joining me today. first just i have these children on my mind. have you met or spoken with any of these kids who have been separated from their parents? and how are they doing? i haven t had the opportunity. first of all, thank you for having me on the show. thank you for your attention to what s happening here in mississippi. this is very painful for all of us here. i think it is really important that the world pays attention to what is happening. and so thank you for continuing to talk about what s going on. today i had the opportunity to go and wait at the bus station while we waited on some immigrant families to come in. immigrant families come in every day here to our bus station and we want to be there with the mississippi immigrants rights alliance to provide them with