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José Carreño El Universal WASHINGTON Saturday May 6, 2006 Mexico has the highest marks of punishment against undocumented immigrants, according to a report by the Law Library of Congress. The document compares the laws that apply in Brazil, Egypt, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland and Mexico. According to the findings, they all have severe penalties for illegal entry and presence, as well as fraud and forgery. The study notes: "The highest marks of punishment for immigration offenses are in Mexico, with the idea of facing the problem of migration en route to America." He explained that Mexican law provides penalties of up...

PHOENIX (AP) - Mexican Embassy officials are voicing concerns over what they call the potentially dire effects an immigration bill pending in the Arizona State Senate may have on the civil rights of Mexican nationals. Embassy spokesman Ricardo Alday said initiatives that exclusively criminalize immigration create opportunities for an undue enforcement of the law through racial profiling.