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« on: November 13, 2010, 10:21:50 PM »
I heard about this idiotic suggestion in the article on the ten toughest sheriffs.

http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-news/sheriff-jones-wants-to-sue-mexico-over-illegal-drugs-immigrants-978315.html

Comically dumb. Imagine if an American enters Canada illegally and causes trouble and Canada sues the US for it to get an idiotic how blatantly idiotic this is.
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« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2010, 10:24:01 PM »
I don't think Mexico, which is an internationally recognized sovereign entity, would permit itself to be sued for such a thing.
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« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2010, 10:31:03 PM »
Assuming success, how would such a "judgment" be enforced?
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« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2010, 12:49:17 AM »
No.  Maybe they could sue the US govt for not doing it's job though.
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« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2010, 02:06:17 AM »
Well, given how Mexico has treated it's illegal-emigrant problem, it's fair to say they are at least partially responsible for it.  But Suing them?  I'm not an expert on international law, but I don't think that's even possible.  It would be vastly more effective to just threaten to cut some of their aid until they decide to do something about it.
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« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2010, 05:48:02 AM »
Quote from: Torie on November 13, 2010, 10:31:03 PM
Assuming success, how would such a "judgment" be enforced?

What court would even hear the case if Mexico doesn't consent to the suit--and it probably won't?  No U.S. Court would (or could) allow a lawsuit against a sovereign state that refused to consent to the suit proceed.
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« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2010, 11:00:05 AM »
OH NOES! INTERNATIONAL LAW!

If everyone just immigrated to Oklahoma there'd be no problem.
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« Reply #7 on: November 15, 2010, 05:24:53 PM »

agreed.  

But you gotta love that mustache.  Reminds me of Wilford Brimley.
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« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2010, 11:17:57 PM »
No, just tax wire transfers.
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« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2010, 11:53:38 PM »

Hmmm . . . . not a bad idea.

Only it is.  There's no way to effectively do that as it would just give the Coyotes another industry (money-smuggling) from which to make a significant profit.
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« Reply #10 on: November 16, 2010, 02:49:35 PM »

I don't believe individual states have the power to sue a foreign nation.  They would have to go through the Federal Government.
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