Your opinion Mexican President Calderón: ‘Illegal immigration is not a crime in Mexico?

In 2008, the Mexican Congress voted unanimously with 393 votes to decriminalize undoented immigration to Mexico. Undoented immigration is now a minor offense punishable by fines equivalent to about $475 to $2,400. However, just because Mexico reformed its laws doesn’t mean its law enforcement authorities got the memo. Amnesty International recently issued a report saying there is still “widespread abuse of migrants in Mexico,” largely because Article 67 of Mexico’s immigration law still requires law enforcement to demand that foreigners prove their legal presence in the country — which is nearly identical to provisions in Arizona’s immigration law.