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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Hector Mario DE LA ROSA-MASCORRO, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 06-40436
    Summary Calendar.
    United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
    March 14, 2007.
    James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for PlaintiffAppellee.
    Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Before KING, HIGGINBOTHAM, and GARZA, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM:

Hector Mario De La Rosa-Mascorro (De La Rosa) appeals the 57-month sentence imposed on remand following his conviction for attempted illegal reentry into the United States after deportation. Resentencing was ordered in light of the decision in United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005).

De La Rosa’s sentence was within a properly calculated advisory guideline range. De La Rosa argues that his sentence was unreasonable because the district court improperly assessed and balanced the sentencing factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). Specifically, De La Rosa argues that he presented “heart-wrenching family circumstances,” and that the district court should have given more weight to the evidence that his incarceration has caused his family undue hardship. He further asserts that the court’s doubt of the accuracy of the testimony of his wife is unsupported. Finally, he states that the court improperly minimized the family circumstances and relied too heavily on De La Rosa’s criminal history.

While De La Rosa’s assertions could possibly support a decision to impose a sentence below the applicable guidelines range, they do not show that the sentence assessed by the district court was unreasonable. The district court acknowledged that the Guidelines were advisory and that it was required to consider the sentencing factors of § 3553(a). Further, the court considered all those factors and explained in detail its reasoning for the imposition of De La Rosa’s 57-month sentence. De La Rosa has failed to persuade us that the sentence imposed by the district court is unreasonable.

De La Rosa also repeats his argument unsuccessfully made in his initial appeal that his sentence under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b) is unconstitutional in light of Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), but concedes that the issue is foreclosed by the law of the case doctrine. This argument is not reconsidered in light of the law of the case doctrine. See United States v. Becerra, 155 F.3d 740, 752-53 (5th Cir.1998).

The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. 
      
       Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.