Authorities Cited: United States Code 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) Circuit Courts 437 F.3d 1050, 1053 Federal Sentencing Guidelines U.S.S.G. §2L1.2(a) Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2)