Illegal Aliens. They’re American.

Mexico has an illegal alien problem. Most of Mexico’s illegal aliens are from the United States.

But it’s not really a problem. Despite what you read in the Washington Times and hear from Tea Party hate mongers, illegal immigration is a civil offense in Mexico, not a criminal one.* People who cross the border illegally or over-stay their visas are told to pay a small fine and fill out their papers. No one in Mexico goes to jail for simple immigration violations, and no one is deported.

 More:

“Mexico’s illegal immigrants? Americans.” Meghan Collins Sullivan, GlobalPost.

 

*Fact: It’s also a civil offense in the U.S., but you wouldn’t know that from all the rhetoric, detention centers, and deportations.

 

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