I suppose you could say we here at PB find it disappointing when our leadership spouts off at the mouth before fully understanding, (or reading), the law at hand, Arizona Immigration Law SB 1070. If you are wondering the title says it all and we question how Eric Holder “America’s Attorney General” can have an opinion on the law prior to reviewing, being briefed, or just plain reading it. Are we as citizens asking for too much?

Again our leaders in Washington seem to be ignorant to the mandate of the people which is to enforce our federal immigration laws. The true disregard to protect the sovereignty of the states and nation need to be addressed; Arizona is protecting it’s constitutional right to provide a safe environment for it’s citizens whom are also citizens of the United States.

For an actual excerpt of the ignorance with which our leadership is operating please review the following:

Patterico’s Pontifications » Eric Holder on the Arizona …

“Despite repeatedly voicing concerns about Arizona’s new immigration enforcement law in recent weeks and threatening to challenge it, Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday he has not yet read the law — which is only 10 pages long. …

Publish Date: 05/13/2010 16:28

http://patterico.com/2010/05/13/eric-holder-on-the-arizona-immigration-law/

How do our neighbors to south handle illegal immigration. Let’s review their policies.

Mexican Immigration Policies

Foreigners who fail to obey the rules will be fined, deported, and/or imprisoned as felons:

• Foreigners who fail to obey a deportation order are to be punished. (Article 117)

• Foreigners who are deported from Mexico and attempt to re-enter the country without authorization can be imprisoned for up to 10 years. (Article 118)

• Foreigners who violate the terms of their visa may be sentenced to up to six years in prison (Articles 119, 120 and 121). Foreigners who misrepresent the terms of their visa while in Mexico — such as working with out a permit — can also be imprisoned.

Under Mexican law, illegal immigration is a felony. The General Law on Population says:

• “A penalty of up to two years in prison and a fine of three hundred to five thousand pesos will be imposed on the foreigner who enters the country illegally.” (Article 123)

• Foreigners with legal immigration problems may be deported from Mexico instead of being imprisoned. (Article 125)

• Foreigners who “attempt against national sovereignty or security” will be deported. (Article 126)

Mexicans who help illegal aliens enter the country are themselves considered criminals under the law:

• A Mexican who marries a foreigner with the sole objective of helping the foreigner live in the country is subject to up to five years in prison. (Article 127)

• Shipping and airline companies that bring undocumented foreigners into Mexico will be fined. (Article 132)

All of the above runs contrary to what Mexican leaders are demanding of the United States. The stark contrast between Mexico’s immigration practices versus its American immigration preachings is telling. It gives a clear picture of the Mexican government’s agenda: to have a one-way immigration relationship with the United States.

Let’s call Mexico’s bluff on its unwarranted interference in U.S. immigration policy. Let’s propose, just to make a point, that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) member nations standardize their immigration laws by using Mexico’s own law as a model.

We ask for fairness and understanding.