Alabama has just had two more provisions of its anti-immigrant law HB 56 blocked by a federal appeals court, but the state of Mississippi is apparently determined to make a similar mistake of its own.

Last Thursday, the Mississippi House passed an HB 56-style bill on a 70-47 vote, handing HB 488 over to the state Senate and Governor Phil Bryant (R).  Both the Senate and the Governor have expressed inclinations to support the legislation.