Housed in UNACARE Health Center
258 E. Fortification Street
Jackson, MS 39202
Teen hours:
4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays
Services & Insurance:
• Youth-friendly services that include physicals, sports physicals, immunizations and health prevention and promotion education.
• All insurance accepted. Medicaid Family Planning waiver available. No teen will be turned away because of inability to pay.
• All health services provided are confidential.
Appointments can be made by calling (601) 815-8230. Appointments are preferred. Walk-ins are welcome.

MTWC is an expansion of the UNACARE Health Center, managed by the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) School of Nursing, and dedicated to teen health issues. UNACARE providers are certified nurse practitioners who collaborate
with physicians in …

Border Security 
A.    Goal for Border Security
We will establish the following goal for border security–to achieve and maintain effective control in high risk border sectors along the Southern border.  This will be done in two ways:
1)      Persistent surveillance in High Risk Sectors along the Southern Border; and
2)      An Effectiveness Rate of 90% in a fiscal year for all High Risk Sectors along the Southern Border
“Effectiveness Rate” definition — The number of apprehensions and turn backs in a specific sector divided by the total number of illegal entries.
“High Risk Border Sector” — …

 
A message from MIRA Executive Director Bill Chandler and MIRA President Rep. Jim Evans
 March 31, 2013
Fantastic news! All 14 anti-immigrant bills introduced in the 2013 Mississippi Legislature are dead!  This success is the direct result of the mobilization by MIRA members and allies. Thank you!
 
Incredibly, success on the national level now also appears within reach! You know that we must act fast and work “loud” to achieve truly fair and just immigration reform. That’s why we want to ask you to make a donation right away! Click here to make …

 
Jerry Mitchell 
February 20, 2012
Courtesy  Clarion Ledger Online (link)
Oscar-nominated “Lincoln,” which depicts the political fight to pass the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery, played a role in Mississippi officially ratifying the amendment this month — a century and a half later.
The story opens, not surprisingly, in a movie theater.
Last November, Dr. Ranjan Batra, associate professor of neurobiology and anatomical sciences at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, saw the Steven Spielberg film and wondered afterward what happened when the states voted on ratification.
That night, Batra — a native of India who became …

By Mike Sayer
Courtesy of Southern Echo http://southernecho.org/s/
 February 16, 2013
Once you read the existing law, MS Code 29-1-75, you will see the insidious purpose of HB 1275, which would amend the existing law.  Here is the entire textof the existing law:
 
Miss. Code Ann. § 29-1-75
§ 29-1-75. Who may purchase
Currentness
Except as otherwise provided in this section, neither a corporation nor a nonresident alien, nor any association of persons composed in whole or in part of nonresident aliens, shall directly or indirectly purchase or become the owner of any of the public lands; and every patent issued in contravention hereof shall …

by Bill Chandler, Executive Director
January 28, 2013
Jackson, Mississippi – Today the Dignity Campaign, a national network of immigrant rights organizations, churches, unions and community groups, is calling on President Obama to adopt principles for immigration reform that prioritize human and labor rights.
 
President Obama will announce tomorrow in Nevada his principles for immigration reform.  The Dignity Campaign urges the administration and Congress to end the injustices in current immigration law.  But based on the experiences of past proposals in Congress, Dignity Campaign organizations call for a much more progressive vision of …

By Juan Carlos Cook, Organizer, MIRA
January 26, 2013
President Barack Obama made it very clear during his inaugural address on Monday that immigration reform is already a centerpiece of his second-term agenda.
In the coming weeks the president is expected to aggressively push for ways to create an eventual pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants already in this country.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said during a recent interview that immigration reform was the most important issue on the Senate’s schedule.
We are all residents of the United States of …

Our first mobilization event of 2013 is coming up shortly – Next Wednesday, January 23rd, we’ll present a unified front at the Capitol. Progressives, organizers, and activists from across the state will join with Mississippi’s immigrant workers and families to send a strong message to Mississippi Legislators.
 
We encourage you to bring your family (including children!) and friends to Civic Engagement Day. We want Mississippi Legislators to see, up close and personal, the people that will be effected by the laws they pass.
 
We’ll gather at the MIRA office in Jackson at …

November 6th is just a week away–ensure you have the tools you need for a successful Election Day. Whether you’re helping people find their polling place or looking for last minute get-out-the-vote resources, read on to prepare for Election Day!

Google Poll Finder:

The 2012 Google Poll Finder tool is now live! It uses official information from state elections offices and Secretaries of State to provide voters with current voting information. Type in your address to find your polling place and directions. Use the Ballot Summary Menu Bar on the right …

When voters head to the polls on November the 6th, not only must they know who to vote for, but they also must know their voting rights.
Do you?

Any Mississippi resident who is a qualified elector (registered voter) is entitled to vote   regardless of race, national origin, or physical ability with no literacy tests required.
No one may refuse a person the right to vote if that person is legally entitled to vote.
No voter shall be threatened, intimidated, or bribed for voting by any person.
 The Mississippi Voter ID Law is not in …