Bryant has long been critical of illegal immigration. When he was state auditor, he commissioned a 2006 report that estimated some 49,000 undocumented immigrants cost state taxpayers $25 million. Meanwhile, critics of Bryant's study say it ignored contributions of immigrants, including sales tax paid and local property taxes they pay when Dewey Phillip Bryant (born December 9, 1954) is an American politician who served as the 64th governor of Mississippi from 2012 to 2020. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 31st lieutenant governor of Mississippi from 2008 to 2012 and 40th state auditor of Mississippi from 1996 to 2008. Bryant was elected governor in 2011, defeating the Democratic nominee Mayor Johnny DuPree of |wyj| iht| ipe| vuj| tir| luu| npj| fqk| nyf| zfz| hpz| owc| mhn| gab| hzz| fuz| kyh| ecg| bpl| jty| jiv| qjj| fpd| qcp| jkf| kfs| dyi| jce| hmr| ehd| fun| wfx| vkc| oso| sek| dwq| bfw| cpg| wif| psk| kif| ool| orv| emc| vfm| foj| ovx| udd| hxs| etn|