Mexican consulates or embassies here in the United States are not new, nor is it a surprise that consulates, and even honorary consulates, are designated for many foreign countries here in the United States. The problem with the Mexican consulates is, -- "many of the Mexican consulates are established just to provide identification cards, or matricula consular, to illegal immigrants."
The following from Mary Chamberlain, via email:
Mexican Embassy's provide info on health care providers who are glad to take illegal aliens. WHO PAYS? I CAN GUESS!The embassy program is called "Ventanillas de Salud" Health Windows.
(haven't throughly researched yet, but feel free to use as you see fit)We haven't won if the Politicians in Idaho are still pandering to Mexico. MORE PRESSURE NEEDED HERE
Mexican consulate may open in Boise
Mike Butts
mbutts@idahopress.com =20
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008=20TREASURE VALLEY -- Boise will be home to a new Mexican Consulate soon, local organizers who have been working to bring the office to Idaho said Friday.The proposed office, which would offer a variety of services to Mexican-born residents, such as passport processing, has drawn criticism from Idaho Republican Congressman Bill Sali. [snip]
“It’s going to help tremendously for the Mexican people who live here to get their documents when they need it,” Lucio Prado of Boise said. “I know it’s been approved. It’s just a matter of when.”
There are more than 40 Mexican consulates in the country. Along with other services, they help Mexican immigrants retrieve vital documents such as birth and marriage certificates from their native country.
The Boise Consulate will enable Idaho Mexican immigrants to get services without having to travel to Salt Lake City. But Hoffman said Sali’s office has received calls from constituents complaining about the new office. He said many of the Mexican consulates are established just to provide identification cards, or matricula consular, to illegal immigrants.
“The congressman believes there should not be any accommodation for people who come to the U.S. in flagrant violation of our laws,” Hoffman said, “and the fact that they’re looking to open up an office in Boise is just further evidence just how broken the immigration system is.”
I suggest you go read the comments at the bottom of the article.
Your government is at work in the wee hours of the morning, from Terri at Steel Magnolia:
12:30 A.M. - Democrats on the House Budget Committee made history today. Here’s just a sampling of what they achieved:
• Passed the largest tax increase in American history;• Raised federal spending by hundreds of billions of dollars to grow government programs;
• Refused to stop earmarks and begin real reform;
• Raised taxes on children by slashing the $1,000 per child tax credit in half; and
• Refused to rein in entitlement spending in order to save Medicare for future generations.
Yes, it was an historic day, but unfortunately America’s workers and middle-income families will be footing the bill for all of this in the form of massive tax hikes, exploding deficits and overburdened entitlement programs.
Every single Republican voted NO on the Democrats’ fiscally irresponsible budget; every Democrat voted YES.
Terri
Others:
Washington Post doesn't know the meaning of the word "illegal", Conservative Common Man
Senator Demint introduces the "complete the fence act" from The Virtuous Republic. Also "But that isn't the point -- illegal immigration and crime" and "Undocumented Immigrants - Real Crime
**This was a production of The Coalition Against Illegal Immigration (CAII). If you would like to participate, please go to the above link to learn more. Afterwards, email brianbonner90- at-gmail- dot-com and let us know at what level you would like to participate.
combine this with the mexican government's whining about the new arizona law and you can REALLY see what it's all about...
http://wizbangblog.com/content/2008/01/20/legislators-from-mexican-state-angry-at-influx-ofmexicans.php
Posted by: heidianne jackson | March 06, 2008 at 02:31 PM