9 nations ask county to accept ID cards

Chicago tribune ^ | 7/3/03 | Oscar Avila

[Tancredo Fan]

9 nations ask county to accept ID cards

Mexican credential already recognized

By Oscar Avila
Tribune staff reporter

July 3, 2003

The consuls general of nine Latin American nations on Wednesday demanded that Cook County adopt a controversial plan to recognize ID cards issued by their governments.

The card, known in Spanish as the matricula consular, is especially valuable to undocumented immigrants who often do not have ID cards because they are ineligible for driver's licenses.

The emissaries are backing a proposal by County Commissioner Roberto Maldonado (D-Chicago) that would accept cards issued by Latin American nations.

Cook County, like Chicago and other U.S. cities, already accepts Mexican ID cards to conduct business, such as accessing emergency medical care.

"The matricula consular will make the life of citizens from Latin American countries easier and more reasonable," said Alexandre Addor-Neto, the consul general of Brazil in Chicago.

Addor-Neto was joined by the consuls general of Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

The foreign consuls will start meeting with Cook County commissioners later this month in an effort to garner support, Maldonado said.

But several members of Congress and other advocates of reduced immigration have criticized foreign consuls for aggressively lobbying cities and counties.

In recent weeks, lawmakers including U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Calif.) have introduced legislation to curtail their acceptance by state or federal governments.

Tom Pfeifer, a spokesman for Gallegly, said he isn't surprised that consuls in Chicago are lobbying for the same privileges as their Mexican counterparts.

[Tancredo Fan]

Here we go.... now every pinheaded nation like Mexico is going to demand equal treatment. What next? North Korea? Hey George, are you awake?

[Tancredo Fan]

A 'prediction materializes' PING!

[wideawake]

I hope Cook County agrees to recognize my credentials as the Official Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Wideawake.

I'll need to ascertain that status before I'm able to commit crimes with impunity there.

[janetgreen]

The border will be busier than usual. How many cross every day (approximately?). 1000? A tidal wave is coming, and many of them will be pregnant so they can apply for welfare. They don't have to apply for medical care, they get that free already, and NOT just emergency care, they get the whole enchilada.

I'm waiting to see how Mr. Bush reacts to this. He panders shamelessly to Mexico, now what?

[Willie Green]

The consuls general of nine Latin American nations on Wednesday demanded that Cook County adopt a controversial plan to recognize ID cards issued by their governments.

Seems to me we should tell these consuls that we already recognize their governments' passports with validly issued visas. Creation of secondary documents is just superfluous, bureaucratic paperwork.

[Bikers4Bush]

As if we weren't screwed enough before this nightmare.

The constitution party is starting to really appeal to me.

[isthisnickcool]

America, land of the brave and home of the "free stuff".

If we cut out the freebies given to ILLEGAL ALIENS then they would not come here.

[texastoo]

Sickening.

Why stop with Latin America?

[dljordan]

Senor' Bush weeel not do anything gringo. He es mucho sympatico weeth hees amigos from nueva aztlan. (I shouldn't have done that, I'm bad)

[joesnuffy]

wait till mexico decides to sell these to non mexicans

[skeeter]

Seems to me we should tell these consuls that we already recognize their governments' passports with validly issued visas.

We should respond by flying their little runaways home by the planeload STARTING TODAY.

[Redbob]

I'm sorry, my Mex isn't that good: What does "matricula consular" stand for, in the common language?
"Fake I.D.?"

[RippleFire]

Bump

[Freedom4US]

Somebody needs to investigate whether Mexico recognizes or allows illegal aliens from those countries to use their ID cards. How is an illegal alien from Guatemala dealt with in southern Mexico? What happens if, for some bizarre reason, I choose to illegally enter Mexico. Am I afforded free health care, in state tuition? Are my progeny automatically Mexican citizens if born there?

[janetgreen]

(I shouldn't have done that, I'm bad)

You may be bad, but you're telling it like it is!

[RippleFire]

I demand equal consideration for my license!

[Tancredo Fan]

I'm sorry, my Mex isn't that good: What does "matricula consular" stand for, in the common language?
"Fake I.D.?"

It translates to... roughly: "Those dumb, gullible gringos are too busy pandering and stirring up trouble to worry about us hoodwinking them and invading their country."

[Redbob]

Suspected it was something like that.

[txdoda]

Good job.......didn't know you already had it posted....

Hey George, are you awake? >>>>>>>>

Wonder if Bush will *continue* to remain silent about these cards NOW ??

We need to e-mail Joe Scarborough @ MSNBC, I'm sure he would love to airs his views re: 'micky mouse' ID's from NINE more countries.

[txdoda]

I'm waiting to see how Mr. Bush reacts to this. He panders shamelessly to Mexico, now what? >>>>>

This is his perfect opportunity to END all foreign ID's (without profiling). If he CONTINUES to remain silent & allows more phony ID's, the good 'ol USA is going to be in DEEP DOO-DOO.

[jimt]

I think they should accept these ID cards - accepting them as identifying the person presenting them to be detained for subsequent deportation !

[txdoda]

Love it.......you need to start selling them, so citizens can present them at polls. Citizens need to *demand* to be able to carry an ID of *their choice* also.

[texastoo]

You have an e-mail

[dennisw]

bttttttttt

[norton]

"The card, known in Spanish as the matricula consular, is especially valuable to undocumented immigrants who often do not have ID cards because they are ineligible for driver's licenses."

And just why might they be "ineligible"?

Could it be......
they are criminals?
Or do they simply prefer the Get Out of Jail Free cards over taking a driver's test?

[PatrioticAmerican]

Only the Senate has the ability to approve a treaty with a foreign power. Right?

[EuroFrog]

I believe you have to have an address to get a drivers license. I dont think 'Under Route 345 at mile marker 37' would qualify. Nor would 'In some dumb American's backyard Esse'.

[sarcasm]

I'm sure that Saudi Arabia, the Sudan, Egypt, Pakistan and Yemen are next.

[LimitedPowers]

If I had some free time and money (NOT!), I'd get a bumper sticker printed up for my UAW-built car:

Citizenship Is Not a Hate Crime

[Darksheare]

Hey, they then have to recognize me as the Lord of Kentothe.
(See gag bio page)
And then they have to recognize my privileges as a sovereign of a kingdom.

(As well as yours.)
This is interesting.

[Travis McGee]

DEPORT CRIMINAL INVADERS!!

[David Isaac]

Excellant idea on that Scarborough thing. I think I will e-mail him immediately. FoxNews is definately on the hind-mammary-gland, as far as the 10 P.M. slot goes. I would rather watch people unload trucks at the grocery store, than watch Greta

[David Isaac]

I went to MSNBC's website and went through a dozen pages relating to Joe Scarborough, but could not find one mention of how to e-mail him. Do you know how to contact him?

[Tancredo Fan]

I went to MSNBC's website and went through a dozen pages relating to Joe Scarborough, but could not find one mention of how to e-mail him. Do you know how to contact him?

According to this site, the e-mail address is:

msnbcreports@msnbc.com

[judgeandjury]

The emissaries are backing a proposal by County Commissioner Roberto Maldonado (D-Chicago) that would accept cards issued by Latin American nations.

Wow, what a coincidence! A County Commissioner named Roberto Maldonado intoduces a proposal that only Latinos would benefit from. A Latino elected official helping his fellow Latinos - we better get used to seeing more and more of this as the United States becomes more balkanized with each passing day.

[Knightsofswing]

How about we but the island of Palmyra, [it is about 2000 miles South by Southwest of Hawaii] and declare it a sovrin nation. Then sell citzenship to anybody & id's too.
We can make a mint doing this..... Who cares who we sell to as long as we make lots of money.....

[David Isaac]

Thank you. Message sent

[Chuckster]

Do the Fullard-Leos still own Palmyra? I had heard that it was up for sale but, being short of cash at the time d;^), I had to pass

[Knightsofswing]

From what I have heard it is still up for sale.

[Knightsofswing]

Sorry about this. They are only asking $50,000.00 [us] for it.

[visualops]

The rationale is so insane it'll make you want to tear your hair out.

They can't get driver's licenses because they have no green card, passport, paper documentation, etc. IOW, they got in illegally.

So this way they can get an ID (basically without much proof of who they really are) to present as adequate identification to apply for a drivers license and anything else they can suck out of this country like the leeches they are.

[Tancredo Fan]

[Tancredo Fan]

They can't get driver's licenses because they have no green card, passport, paper documentation, etc. IOW, they got in illegally.

Believe it or not, even after 9/11/01 these loathsome criminal squatters can get driver's licenses in Pennsylvania, Delaware, North Carolina, Tennessee, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Idaho, Washington state, Oregon, Utah and New Mexico, mainly because Washington, D.C. has done nothing to stop this insanity nationwide. Splendid "homeland security."

[JackelopeBreeder]

Try 5,000-plus per day.

[janetgreen]

5,000 a day???? God help us. No wonder L.A. looks and sounds like Tijuana.

[Hila]

They want the life of latin american citizens made easier, so keep them in their respective countries. That's easy and much easier than traveling without documentation and entering into other nations illegally. The matricula consular should never be accepted here, let them show a passport or visa, the matricula is for those who have no right to be out of their own borders.

[JackelopeBreeder]

Yep, 5,000 or more.

The average daily catch for the Border Patrol last year here in Cochise County was 430. That means on any given day 800 to 1700 made the home run. And we only have eighty miles of border here.

[McGavin999]

Wouldn't these cards automatically identify you as an illegal alien? Then just showing this card for identification should make it easy for the INS to pick them up and deport them. They are already admitting they're illegal.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

The consuls general of nine Latin American nations on Wednesday demanded that Cook County adopt a controversial plan to recognize ID cards issued by their governments.

In a related story, I demanded that the consuls general do anatomically impossible things to themselves!

[Kuksool]

Nice to know the Alien Invasion is happening in my own backyard. You have to hand to the Daley Machine. They never miss out on an opportunity to find votes. I guess resurrecting dead people on election day is too time consuming for them.