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Created: March 15, 2003
Latest Update: March 15, 2003
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Quasi-Legalization of Mexican Immigration
through Consular IDs

Site Copyright: Jeanne Curran and Susan R. Takata and Individual Authors, March 2003.
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This essay is based on an article in the NY Times on Saturday, March 15, 2003, by Sam Dillon in the National Report Section: Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles Exudes Power and Energy Los Angeles' Mexican Consul is distributing consular IDs which serve to allow immigrants, legal or not, to open bank accounts on the consular ID. Backup.

The consular ID serves as a kind of quasi-legalization.

References

• Center for Immigration Studies Right-perspective think tank, reportedly outraged about consular IDs.

  • IDs for Illegals: The 'Matricula Consular Advances Mexico's Immigration Agenda By Marti Dinerstein. January 2003. Center for Immigration Studies. Right-perspective.

  • Targeting Tancredo: Further proof we're not serious about border control by Mark Krikorian. September 20, 2002. National Review Online