Out of Mexico

Protesters recently descended on Farmville to oppose the location there of a detention facility for illegal immigrants.

The protesters made all the usual arguments, and some novel ones. One protester carried a sign reading, "We are indigenous with the right to migrate everywhere in our continent!"

Interesting theory. Does it mean an indigenous New Yorker could move to Canada, or Mexico, or Honduras, without obeying those countries' laws? Not bloody likely.

In fact, Mexico deports more illegal immigrants each year than the United States does. And Mexico's General Law on Population stipulates that "a penalty of up to two years in prison and a fine of 300 to 5,000 pesos will be imposed on the foreigner who enters the country illegally."

Maybe the protesters should head south of the border and see how far they get before winding up in the hoosegow.