Mexico has a radical idea for a rational immigration policy that most Americans would love. However, Mexican officials haven’t been sharing that idea with us
Mexico, which annually deports more illegal aliens than the United States does, has much to teach us about how it handles the immigration issue. Under Mexican law, it is a FELONY to be an illegal alien in Mexico
The Mexican constitution strictly defines the rights of citizens – and the denial of many fundamental rights to non-citizens, illegal and illegal. Under the constitution, the Ley General de Población, or General Law on Population, spells out specifically the country’s immigration policy.
If the United States adopted such statutes, Mexico no doubt would denounce it as a manifestation of American racism and bigotry.
2006-10-14
09:57:16
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Dan Tanna
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Politics & Government
➔ Immigration
Under Mexican law, illegal immigration is a felony. The General Law on Population
says,
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“A penalty of up to two years in prison and a fine of three hundred to five
thousand pesos will be imposed on the foreigner who enters the country
illegally.” (Article 123)
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Foreigners with legal immigration problems may be deported from Mexico
instead of being imprisoned. (Article 125)
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Foreigners who “attempt against national sovereignty or security” will be deported. (Article 126)
2006-10-14
09:57:28 ·
update #1
Mexicans who help illegal aliens enter the country are themselves considered
criminals under the law:
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A Mexican who marries a foreigner with the sole objective of helping the
foreigner live in the country is subject to up to five years in prison. (Article 127)
2006-10-14
09:57:38 ·
update #2
Foreigners with fake papers, or who enter the country under false pretenses, may be
imprisoned:
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Foreigners with fake immigration papers may be fined or imprisoned. (Article
116)
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Foreigners who sign government documents “with a signature that is false or different from that which he normally uses” are subject to fine and Imprisonment.
(Article 116)
2006-10-14
09:58:04 ·
update #3