An Immigration Double-Standard

An Immigration Double-Standard

This week Mexican President Felipe Calderon has been visiting Washington, DC and widely criticizing the new Arizona law intended to address the influx of illegal immigration.
 
Yet, President Calderon and many others have failed to recognize that the new Arizona law is actually weaker than Mexico’s own immigration laws.  Under 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. Read more here.
 
Immigration is a sovereign issue.  Citizenship in our nation is a privilege, not a right and our leaders ought to insist that Americans - not other nations - determine policies to control our borders and enforce our laws.
 
I believe we need to: 

• Secure our borders with appropriate personnel and technology;
• Aggressively and intentionally enforce current immigration laws;
• End the practice of granting citizenship to children born to illegal immigrants; and,
• Establish English as the official language of our nation.

It is not wrong to do what is right for America.  It is time we honor those who have come to our nation legally by insisting that those that wish to come to our nation respect our laws.  Weigh in: what do you think of President Calderon's comments and what direction do you think the US should take in terms of addressing illegal immigration?