A Refresher Course: Mexico's Immigration Laws

Mexico’s Immigration Laws

The Mexican constitution strictly defines the rights of citizens, and the denial of many rights to non-citizens. The General Law on Population, spelling out the country’s immigration policy, should cause Americans to ask: Why is our southern neighbor pushing us to water down our immigration laws and policies when its own immigration restrictions are the toughest on the continent? If a felony is a crime punishable by more than a year in prison, Mexican law makes it a felony to be an illegal alien in Mexico. Yet if the United States adopted such a law, Mexico would no doubt denounce it as a manifestation of American bigotry.

Mexico’s main immigration law welcomes only foreigners deemed useful to Mexican society:

_ Foreigners are admitted into Mexico “according to their possibilities of contributing to national progress.â€

UNITED STATES ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION LAWS



Under Title 8 Section 1325 of the U.S. Code, "Improper Entry by Alien," any citizen of any country other than the United States who:

* Enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers; or
* Eludes examination or inspection by immigration officers; or
* Attempts to enter or obtains entry to the United States by a willfully false or misleading representation or the willful concealment of a material fact;

has committed a federal crime.

Violations are punishable by criminal fines and imprisonment for up to six months. Repeat offenses can bring up to two years in prison. Additional civil fines may be imposed at the discretion of immigration judges, but civil fines do not negate the criminal sanctions or nature of the offense.
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8 U.S.C. § 1325 : US Code - Section 1325: Improper entry by alien
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(a) Improper time or place; avoidance of examination or inspection; misrepresentation and concealment of facts
Any alien who (1) enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers, or (2) eludes examination or inspection by immigration officers, or (3) attempts to enter or obtains entry to the United States by a willfully false or misleading representation or the willful concealment of a material fact, shall, for the first commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both, and, for a subsequent commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.

(b) Improper time or place; civil penalties

Any alien who is apprehended while entering (or attempting to enter) the United States at a time or place other than as designated by immigration officers shall be subject to a civil penalty of -
(1) at least $50 and not more than $250 for each such entry (or attempted entry); or
(2) twice the amount specified in paragraph (1) in the case of an alien who has been previously subject to a civil penalty under this subsection.
Civil penalties under this subsection are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any criminal or other civil penalties that may be imposed.

(c) Marriage fraud
Any individual who knowingly enters into a marriage for the purpose of evading any provision of the immigration laws shall be imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or fined not more than $250,000, or both.

(d) Immigration-related entrepreneurship fraud
Any individual who knowingly establishes a commercial enterprise for the purpose of evading any provision of the immigration laws shall be imprisoned for not more than 5 years, fined in accordance with title 18, or both.

http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/uscode/8/12/II/VIII/1325

Thanks for the refresher! A real President would have taken a copy of that with him to his little meeting with Calderon and shoved it down his throat>

If the United States ENFORCED immigration laws like Mexico does .. .. WE'D GET OUT OF THIS MESS WITHIN A YEAR.

Mexico will no longer jail illegal aliens

7/21/08

Immigration Watchdog » Mexico Will No Longer Jail Illegal Immigrants

Jul 22, 2008 ... "Most are crossing the country from Central America en route to the US"
The Washington Post
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico will no longer jail ...
www.immigrationwatchdog.com/?p=7001

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Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

Mexico will no longer jail illegal aliens "Most are crossing the country from Central America en route to the US"

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Any Mexican worth half their weight in beans knows that.

But when did Mexico quit enforcing their southern border?

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Originally Posted by HAPPY2BME

. . . But when did Mexico quit enforcing their southern border?

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They didn't. They still deport illegal aliens from south of their border,
they just don't send them to prison for a felony, like they used to.

Mexico also still deports undesirable aliens.

An undesirable American alien is an American with no U.S. money in their pocket.