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Posted on 01/21/2003 3:14:07 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
Just when you thought we were making strides in homeland security comes another frightening reminder of how little seriousness is being placed on monitoring those who enter our borders. Introducing the Howdy Doody ID card -- also known as the Matricula Consular (MC) card.
The MC card is not new, but it's gaining increased recognition as more politicians and citizens recognize how illegal aliens and potential terrorists could use it to gain entry into the United States. The MC card essentially is an identification card issued by Mexican consulates to Mexican nationals. It is not a travel document nor is it a driver's license.
Mexicans who are in the United States legally have no need for an MC card because they already possess appropriate identifying documents such as a passport or green card. It is the illegal aliens who are waiting eagerly for their own MC card. As more businesses and institutions accept the MC card as a valid means of identification, illegal aliens are going to be more likely to use it.
The MC card does not give the bearer any legal status in the United States. It simply is an ID card, and it carries about as much weight as an ID card to the Howdy Doody Fan Club. Perhaps if I put my picture on my Blockbuster card I could get into FBI headquarters.
The federal government currently does not recognize the MC card. However, some local governments have elected to accept the Matricula Consular card as a valid form of identification for the purposes of public employment and school registration. This certainly will lead to problems under the "equal-protection clause" of the U.S. Constitution, which requires that all laws be enforced equally.
According to the Consulate of Mexico in Boston, one of the requirements to get an MC card is to present a valid Mexican birth certificate. Give me $25, and I'll get you a "valid" Mexican birth certificate, too. That and a U.S. mailing address are all that you need. There are no background checks of any kind involved with getting an MC card. Simply supply the appropriate paperwork, and you have your own Howdy Doody ID card.
If businesses accept the MC card over forms of valid identification (identification having more requirements) and it is easy to obtain, then we essentially are granting illegal aliens a "legal" status in the United States by allowing them to conduct transactions, purchase goods or whatever else would take place at the accepting business or institution.
Rather than closing loopholes and cracking down on ways for terrorists to enter the country, we are making it easier through increased acceptance of the MC card. Individuals possessing this card can enter and conduct business in federal buildings. We are rolling out the red carpet and inviting the terrorists in.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) recently issued a statement praising the fact that individuals who carry the MC card now will have access to the Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse at 450 Golden Gate Ave. in San Francisco.
These buildings are headquarters for FBI offices and other agencies that are tempting targets for terrorists. In addition, by accepting the MC card, we are sending the wrong message to illegal aliens. As Americans we should welcome immigrants with open arms, and we do -- as long as they enter our country legally. The MC card is but another disincentive to curbing the flood of illegal aliens.
In responding to Pelosi's statements, Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.), a leading advocate in the fight against illegal immigration, is quoted in the Washington Times as saying, "There is no one in the United States of America that needs a [Mexican-issued] ID card other than someone who is here illegally or someone here who is a felon."
The greater acceptance of the MC card also sends the wrong message to Americans. Are we serious about protecting our borders and fighting the war on terror? Are we serious about cracking down on illegal immigration? Statements by legislators such as Pelosi suggest the opposite.
It's hard enough to fight a war on terror and combat illegal immigration as it is now. Let's not make it any easier.
Trend rising for Illegal Aliens to be armed
U.S. border: A war zone
Bill would let Illegal Aliens obtain Arizona licenses
End of illegal alien IDs in Arizona?
An excellent description of the "Matricular Consular" scam
Kolbe wants Border Patrol checkpoints relocated every seven days
When you finish reading the articles run to the nearest book store or go to Amazon and order Daniel Pipes " Militant Islam Reaches America".
Folks - We're in a whole lot of trouble right here in River City and the Belt Way elected are mostly "troubled" about the invasion and the taking of U.S. Sovereignty and doing precious little about it because the Bureaucrats are running the asylum and they are more interested in their cushy jobs. We The People are THE line of defense, not Homeland Security, they can't fight their way out of a paper bag because of the Bureaucratic Army in Washington, D.C. and in every town in the United States where half the downtowns are tied to the state and federal tit.
Start with Tom Tancredo, let him hear from you ASAP:
TomTancredo
418 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515
After 9/11 the lesson should have been learned, but it obviously hasn't been. Not until another disaster strikes by illegal aliens taking advantage of us will something be done to stop these scam cards. Homeland insecurity is the only way to describe them.
The people that are authorized and responsible for securing our border are restricted from doing so.
Not only that, but the law enforcement officer could probe just a little deeper and find that the person is an identity thief. After all, they only get a matricula if they reside here. If they reside here, how are they making ends meet? Whether by welfare or work, they'll be using fake docs to make it happen.
Recently, some idiot who works at a Mexican consulate in the US was saying in the press that the matricula will help people leave and re-enter the US. I hope this misinformation gets around and that illegals start trying to use it to cross through the POEs. Would they get the 5 or 10-year ban with a stunt like that?
What you need to ask yourself is, are all Mexican ILLEGAL ALIENS born in Mexico?
No.
Believe it or not, the INS has apprehended Mexican citizen ILLEGAL ALIENS born in countries like Iraq and Iran, sneaking across the border into the US.
Just like the US, Mexico has a diverse population, and some of them would love to see America's downfall or even help it along.
So yes, these cards are a National Security threat.
The idiots give them to us. It's hard not to laugh when they do.
Although it is happening less this year. Maybe they are getting smart.
It would be 1 or 5 years if they were stupid enough to try.
For such a stupid act, it should be life.
When do get them to show us their cards at the POE's sometimes or we find them during a search.
perhaps the INS should announce that it also accepts the matricula as valid ID. Then the Mexicans could just turn themselves in instead of INS having to go looking for them.
While millions from God knows where, defacate on our laws our borders and our sovereignty......While our so-called leaders stand in stone silence..
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