President Barack Obama: Executive Order

Immigration Status Dept: Legislators, meanwhile, held a lengthy public hearing Thursday about whether Mississippi should enact a new law allowing law officers to check people's immigration status during traffic stops or other encounters, similar to laws in Arizona and Alabama, according to Vancouver Sun. President Barack Obama recently issued an executive order that defers deportation for immigrants who are 30 or younger and entered the U.S. before they were 16. Such immigrants can apply for work permits. Bryant, a Republican, issued an executive order hours before a legislative committee met. He has received support from tea party groups for years by saying he wants to tighten immigration enforcement because he believes the federal government has done a poor job. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.