Change in ID-card law heightens migrants' fears (immigrants, bank account, Mexican)

[All American NYC]

It is known as the "matricula consular" in Spanish. For years, hundreds of thousands of Latino immigrants in Arizona have relied on the photo ID cards issued by Mexico and other foreign governments to open bank accounts, enroll children in school, register cars, rent apartments and prove their identity during traffic stops by police.....The law bans state and local government entities from accepting consular ID cards issued by foreign governments.

If you are legal you have nothing to worry about

[malamute]

It's absurd as it can get when a foreign nation issues the identification cards for our country.

And how racist. Do we allow ALL nations on earth to issue identification cards to be used in this country or just one or some because of the ethnicity of their citizens?

Not only that, this is the very nation that these people are claiming they must flee because it is so corrupt and thousands now come seeking "political asylum" from it.

[IBMMuseum]

Originally Posted by malamute

It's absurd as it can get when a foreign nation issues the identification cards for our country.

And how racist. Do we allow ALL nations on earth to issue identification cards to be used in this country or just one or some because of the ethnicity of their citizens?

Not only that, this is the very nation that these people are claiming they must flee because it is so corrupt and thousands now come seeking "political asylum" from it.

Isn't this specifically for one nationality, and not an ethnicity issue at all? It's also not limited to Mexican Nationals here illegally (52%). Why be concerned with what another country issues for its nationals?

[malamute]

Originally Posted by IBMMuseum

Isn't this specifically for one nationality, and not an ethnicity issue at all? It's also not limited to Mexican Nationals here illegally (52%). Why be concerned with what another country issues for its nationals?

Okay - it's obviously not an ethnic issue because the Mexican government supplies these cards to anyone from anywhere which of course results in much fraud.

They can do whatever they like for their nationals inside Mexico but we all know that the matricular card isn't for that at all since they already have the IFE card for use there.