Authorities Cited: United States Code 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) 28 U.S.C. § 1291 Supreme Court 386 U.S. 738 397 U.S. 742, 755-756 Circuit Courts 428 F.3d 928, 930 518 F.3d 800, 804-810 Federal Sentencing Guidelines U.S.S.G. §2L1.2(a) Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2)