Opinion ID: 432088
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Heading: Conflict with Mexico's Sovereignty.

Text: 47 Mexico argues that its sovereignty raises a barrier to the reasonableness of jurisdiction. As was recognized in I.N.A., the reasonableness of jurisdiction depends to some extent on the potential affront to the sovereignty of defendant's state. I.N.A., 649 F.2d at 1272. While a defendant's sovereignty may weigh against allowing jurisdiction, that effect is minimal here. By denying immunity to foreign states defending certain claims, the FSIA reflects the modern realities of the interdependence of nations. Because personal jurisdiction turns on a determination of immunity, the FSIA represents Congress' decision that jurisdiction does not pose an affront to the sovereignty of the defending nation so serious as to preclude it. Thus, while we are respectful of Mexico's sovereignty, we find that in the present case it does not weigh heavily against the reasonableness of jurisdiction. 48