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As the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carried out raids in Los Angeles, in which 35 Mexicans were reportedly detained, Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said that migrants "are not criminals". She defended the migrants living in America and said, "Mexicans living in the United States are good men and women, honest people who went to the United States to seek a better life for themselves and to support their families. They are not criminals! They are good men and women!" Sheinbaum said in a speech, a news agency AFP report cited. What happened in Los Angeles? Armed and masked...

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. 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. The Arizona law, which is set to take effect in midsummer, authorizes state and local...

Mexico’s Glass House -1- Center for Security Policy 1920 L Street NW, Suite 210 • Washington, DC 20036 • (202) 835-9077 • www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org Mexico’s Glass House How the Mexican constitution treats foreign residents, workers and naturalized citizens By J. Michael Waller· Introduction Every country has the right to restrict the quality and quantity of foreign immigrants entering or living within its borders. If American policymakers are looking for legal models on which to base new laws restricting immigration and expelling foreign lawbreakers, they have a handy guide: the Mexican constitution.1 Promulgated in 1917, the constitution of the United Mexican States...