[ Illegal ] Mexican Residents Gain ID benefits

For those of you that STILL don't know it:
 
For a Mexican to cross the border into this country without FIRST filling out the Immigration and Naturalization forms and being ACCEPTED into this country as a LEGAL immigrant is STILL A FELONY!
 
That's a serious crime folks. If you don't think so look what happens to someone who commits a felony in society!
 
But then,  today you have the "Rule of Man" instead of the "Rule of Law."  Along with the "Rule of Man" you have chaos -  which is exactly what you are seeing in society and government today.
 
Les
 
Source:
Mail Tribune
http://www.mailtribune.com/

[ Illegal ] Mexican residents gain ID benefits Consular recognition aids citizenship effort
http://www.mailtribune.com/archive/2005/0501/local/stories/16local.htm

May 1, 2005

By JOHN DARLING
for the Mail Tribune
 
For the first time in Ashland ­ and with no questions about immigration
status ­ Mexican-born residents of the valley flocked to get a highly valued card called the matricula consular, a secure ID card that enables them to open bank accounts, get a driver’s license and start on the road to work and legal  residency.
 
The optically scanned, photo ID cards were given to 200 locals by the Mexican consulate from Portland, whose officials travel to the main towns of Oregon once a year for that purpose.
 
The process took place at Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church and  included a "carousel" of tables, connecting locals with vital information about taxes, employment, community college classes, police and driving in the United States.
 
"I’m very happy to get the card," said Vicente Sixtos of Medford, speaking through a translator from the state Department of Employment. "It’s very important, because the identification helps with police and getting credit started with a bank account."
 
The matricula card has been in use for more than a century and is how Mexico keeps track of its citizens abroad, as well as to serve as the most trusted proof of one’s identity, said Jo Murillo-Hannon, a bilingual driving teacher at Rogue Community College (RCC).
 
"If anything happens (to a Mexican citizen here) and the parents in Mexico need to look for a son or daughter, they can easily trace their loved ones," Murillo-Hannon said. "Without such a card, they may not know where their loved ones are."
 
[ Maybe they should STAY in Mexico so their "loved ones" know where they are at!! ]
 
Claudia Guzman of Medford, speaking through an interpreter from RCC, said her three trips to the DMV resulted in widely varying requests for documents, with the matricula finally being named as the vital, missing piece of ID.
 
[ THESE PEOPLE CAN'T SPEAK ENGLISH AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE DRIVING?? HOW THE HELL DO THEY READ CRITICAL VEHICLE ROAD SIGNS??!!! ]
 
"It’s very important," said Guzman. "You can’t get a license without it. And I’ve found out that it will definitely be accepted at Wells Fargo to open an account."
 
[ It looks like true Americans need to boycott Wells Fargo! ]
 
Getting a bank account is key to starting a credit history, as well as sending money to relatives in Mexico without having to pay a stiff surcharge, said RCC instructor Margaret Copeland, who teaches a bilingual course about adapting to American customs, rules and necessary documentation.
 
[ Sure! Why would we in America want them to spend their money HERE in this country, eh? ]
 
Oregon, she added, is in a small minority of states that don’t require a Social Security card to get a driver’s license. California, Arizona and many other states have set up that hoop, Copeland noted, thus producing a ripple effect of Mexican immigrants to Oregon.
 
[ Oregon is currently run by IDIOTS up in Salem, Oregon! ]
 
Richard Glimpse of Medford contacted the Mail Tribune about the consular visit, concerned that the matricula cards are issued to Mexicans "with little or no proof of an individual’s name, date of birth or address ­ in other words, people who are here illegally."
 
Consulate official Martin Alcalia from Portland, who was issuing the cards, said determination of one’s legal status in the United States is solely the job of the INS and that "it’s not a matter for us. We just care if they are Mexicans."
 
Applicants for the cards must show an original birth certificate, official government ID from Mexico or Oregon and formal proof of address, such as rental receipt or utility bill, said Alcalia.
 
[ WHAT ABOUT U.S. IMMIGRATION STATUS??? OR IS COMMITTING A FELONY CROSSING THE BORDER ILLEGALLY NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE LAW OF THE LAND ANYMORE IN OREGON ?!?!? ]
 
Using the Internet, an applicant’s identity is immediately confirmed with records in Mexico. The card costs $27 and is good for five years.
 
Matricula applicants are required to attend a Friday-night class in which they learn the rules of American culture ­ basic information about working, renting, banking, domestic violence even how to cross the street (pedestrians don’t have the right of way in Mexico), said Ruth Kemmy, of the state Department of Consumer and Business Services, Salem.
 
[ RUTH KEMMY - AIDING AND ABETTING FELONS IN OREGON ]
 
"Coming from Mexico, some people might think we have all the same rules here. We don’t ­ and no one’s going to tell them how to behave except someone who cares about them," said Kemmy, referring to the mostly bilingual, Spanish-surnamed staff of helpers.
 
Maria Swann, minority liaison officer for Medford police, said she often holds classes for immigrants, bringing a cop to answer questions and help them get used to the idea that they shouldn’t be scared of police.
 
[ WHY SHOULD THEY BE AFRAID OF POLICE IN OREGON WHEN THE LAW AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION  ISN'T ENFORCED?! ]
 
The mobile matricula process is a big event in the Hispanic community because, otherwise, applicants must travel five hours each way to Portland to get the card, said Alcalia.
 
[ This is where you are supposed to GIVE A DAMN! ]
 
Copeland said the Latino population is widely underestimated here and a better snapshot of it is obtained by reading the number of Hispanic births in the Mail Tribune.
 
[ NO KIDDING! ANCHOR BABIES ARE THE NEW GAME TO BECOMING A PERMANENT RESIDENT IN THE UNITED STATES! ]
 
"We are already a bicultural community," she said. "They’re our neighbors and we need to be aware of that and accept it."
 
[  "RCC instructor Margaret Copeland" - What we REALLY have here is a subversive agent, with a politically correct title, working here in the United States. These are the kinds of people who are working to destroy America as we know it and as our parents knew it to be. Think about all the Americans who fought for America and died in World War I, World War II, the Korean "War", and the war against Communism. What the hell did they die for, eh? ]