In Mexico, what is the penalty for an American being an illegal?

Question

I enter Mexico as a tourist but take a job "under the table."

Answer 1

Mexico has very strict immigration laws pertaining to both illegal and legal immigrants.

The Mexican constitution restricts non-citizens or foreign-born persons from participating in politics, holding office, acting as members of the clergy, or serving on the crews of Mexican-flagged ships or airplanes. Certain legal rights are waived in the case of foreigners, such as the right to a deportation hearing or other legal motions. In cases of flagrante delicto, any person may make a citizen's arrest on the offender and any accomplices, turning them over without delay to the nearest authorities.

In the first eight months of 2005 alone, more than 120,000 people from Central America have been deported to their countries of origin. This is a significantly higher percentage than in 2002, when for the entire year, only 130,000 people were deported.

Another important group of people are those of Chinese origin, who pay about $5,500 to smugglers to be taken to Mexico from Hong Kong. It is estimated that 2.4% of rejections for work permits in Mexico correspond to Chinese citizens [26]. Many women from Eastern Europe, Asia, the United States, and Central and South America are also offered jobs at table dance establishments in large cities throughout the country causing the National Institute of Migration (INM) in Mexico to raid strip clubs and deport foreigners who work without the proper documentation.

While maintaining its own agressive stance on immigration Mexico condemns the United States for its efforts at building a fence to stem the flow of illegal immigrants from Mexico.

Answer 2

All american citizens can endelessly cross the border into Mexico without carrying a passport or visa as long as they stay in mexico's border cities, if you go to a city that is not in the border and do not carry a passport or visa you get deported into the United States. However it is known in Mexico that if you are an american citizen breaking this law you are treated way better than people from central or south america.

If you are working in mexico without a working permit you are deported to the US just as US law would do with someone working in the US without a working permit.

Answer 3

from what ive seen most countries dont care ... you just dont want to get urself into trouble and thers certain things u have to find other ways to deal with just like here involving beurocratic stuff ... but if u have money u can live just about anywhere "illegally" ... the problems arize when u have a population that is in a frenzied psychopathic delusional unrest and decides they want to blame their problems on u for one reason or another ... like ur an american ... or ur an illegal alien ... watever

Answer 4

The immigration laws of Mexico are harsher than the USA
You are a felon if you enter Mexico illegally.Lets just say you will not be getting a "better life "

Answer 5

LMAO Now who's going to enter Mexico illegally? Unless you are really trying to run from someone, I just don't see too many people doing that. This is a dumb question.

Answer 6

I do not know about Mexico, but in other Latin American countries you can get deported.

Answer 7

Mexico will put you in jail fast

Answer 8

Nothing, without Americans mexico would be over run by communism

Answer 9

central american illegal aliens have it pretty rough in Mexico (i.e. rape, extortion, etc.), but maybe they go easier on gringos. I don't think I'd risk it.

Answer 10

You will go to jail and then get deport it. And you don't want to go to jail in Mexico is worse than the ghettos in their cities.