Sergio Adelson Giron challenges the substantive reasonableness of the 46-month within-guidelines sentence imposed following his guilty plea conviction of illegal reentry into the United States. Because Giron’s sentence falls within the applicable guidelines range, it “is presumptively reasonable.” United States v. Alonzo, 435 F.3d 551, 554 (5th Cir. 2006); see also Rita v. United States, 551 U.S. 338, 347, 127 S.Ct. 2456, 168 L.Ed.2d 203 (2007) (upholding the application of the presumption of reasonableness to sentences within a properly calculated guidelines range). He concedes that this court utilizes the presumption of reasonableness for sentences determined under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2 and that this court has held that failure to object to the substantive reasonableness of a sentence in the district court results in plain error review. See United States v. Duarte, 569 F.3d 528, 529-31 (5th Cir. 2009); United States v. Peltier, 505 F.3d 389, 391-92 (5th Cir. 2007). However, he raises both of those issues to preserve them for possible further review.

This court has rejected Giron’s arguments that sentences determined under § 2L1.2 are unreasonable because § 2L1.2 is not empirically grounded and because prior convictions may count toward both offense level and criminal history category calculations. See Duarte, 569 F.3d at 529-31. With regard to his contention that the district court failed to account sufficiently for his particular circumstances in its 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) analysis, he brought these circumstances to the attention of the district court, and this court recognizes that “the sentencing judge is in a superior position to find facts and judge their import under § 3553(a) with respect to a particular defendant.” United States v. Campos-Maldonado, 531 F.3d 337, 339 (5th Cir. 2008). Whether we “might reasonably have concluded that a different sentence was appropriate is insufficient to justify reversal of the district court.” Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007). Giron has shown no error, plain or otherwise.

AFFIRMED.