Many people are condemning Arizona for its immigration which really only does 1 thing: It gives police the ability to ask about citizenship status in the conduct of NORMAL police activities. Which means, that if you get pulled over in a traffic stop and don’t have a license they can ask for citizenship status. It does nothing more. In fact, it has far more limitations on it than the federal law for which it is modeled after.
Since people don’t like the Arizona Law, and are fighting any new comprehensive immigration reform, I suggest we adopt the exact same immigration policy enacted in Mexico.
A few weeks ago Mexican President Felipe Calderon condemned the Arizona immigration law as racial discrimination. But the legislation, signed April 23 by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, is similar to Reglamento de la Ley General de Poblacion — the General Law on Population enacted in Mexico in April 2000, which mandates that federal, local and municipal police cooperate with federal immigration authorities in that country in the arrests of illegal immigrants. (Why not here?)
Under the Mexican law, illegal immigration is a felony, punishable by up to two years in prison. Immigrants who are deported and attempt to re-enter can be imprisoned for 10 years. Visa violators can be sentenced to six-year terms. Mexicans who help illegal immigrants are considered criminals. (Why not here?)
The law also says Mexico can deport foreigners who are deemed detrimental to "economic or national interests," violate Mexican law, are not "physically or mentally healthy" or lack the "necessary funds for their sustenance" and for their dependents. (Why not here?)
In Mexico, non-citizens are not even allowed to buy property. Americans who “buy” property in Mexico are given a 99 year lease instead of a deed of ownership.
In the end, we need to do something. If we can not agree on an American Solution, then lets adopt the Mexican legislation exactly as written.
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