do as the mexicans...

with the supreme court's newfound reliance on international law (in between undercutting property rights and playmate appearances, perhaps congress should take up international policy with regards to immigration policy.

righty leaning center for security policy issues a summary of mexico's policies in a report dubbed mexico's glass house (pdf - adobe acrobat reader required) here are some highlights

In brief, the Mexican Constitution states that:
• Immigrants and foreign visitors are banned from public political discourse.
• Immigrants and foreigners are denied certain basic property rights.
• Immigrants are denied equal employment rights.
• Immigrants and naturalized citizens will never be treated as real Mexican citizens.
• Immigrants and naturalized citizens are not to be trusted in public service.
• Immigrants and naturalized citizens may never become members of the clergy.
• Private citizens may make citizens arrests of lawbreakers (i.e., illegal immigrants) and hand them to the authorities.
• Immigrants may be expelled from Mexico for any reason and without due process.

that would put a crimp in the reconquista

(found via today's "your world with neil cavuto"--actually david asman today)