DOBBS: We talked, of course, as we have a number of times, with the consulate of Mexico. They said that the card you have they simply wanted to let you know that it was invalid and they have a far more secure one now.
GADIEL: Right. Well, I took care of that problem. Hal Netkin (ph), a friend of mine out in California, got me -- got me a new one. And while I was in the process, he also got you one.
DOBBS: Oh, thank you. Now I am probably going to be under investigation. May I see the -- both cards?
GADIEL: Sure.
GADIEL: They are for sale everywhere. They are not at all secure. And -- but the important thing that people should remember is that it isn't the card itself that -- for example, a driver's license can be counterfeited. But it's not the card itself that's the process, the database at the Motor Vehicles Department that makes the card secure. This -- there is no database, according to the FBI, and even if there were a database in Mexico, it's quite likely the Mexican government would not allow our government access to it, because that would reveal the names and addresses of illegal aliens living in this country.
DOBBS: I don't know to what degree you have got me into trouble along with you, Peter, but it's a risk I'm glad to -- flattered to share with you.
GADIEL: We can share a Mexican dungeon together.
SEE ALSO: "Consular IDs help illegals evade immigration law."
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040929-111523-5943r.htm
HERE IS ANOTHER REAL EYE OPENER:
IDs for Illegals The 'Matricula Consular'Advances Mexico's Immigration Agenda By The Center for Immigration Studies
“The matricula consular is useful in the United States only for illegal aliens, since legal immigrants, by definition, have U.S. government-issued documents.”
“The Mexican government has launched an aggressive grassroots lobbying campaign to win acceptance for its matricula card”
The objective of this lobbying effort is to achieve quasi-legal status for Mexican illegals in the United States without waiting for action from Washington.
The matricula itself, however, is useful to illegal aliens only insofar as U.S. institutions are willing to collaborate with Mexico’s efforts to circumvent U.S. immigration law.
"While many jurisdictions have resisted pressure from the Mexican government, others have not; the matricula is now accepted by 800 local law enforcement agencies and 74 banks, as well as by 13 states for purposes of obtaining a driver’s license.
http://www.cis.org/articles/2003/back303.html
Another Interesting Issue--I somehow missed:
222 House Members Put Interests of Banking Lobby Ahead of Homeland Security."
http://www.fairus.org/Media/Media.cfm?ID=2517&c=34
<>b>Go here to see who the 49 Gutless, Pubes, were that voted “Aye” on this bill. http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2004/roll452.xml
Of course (and I know this is sure to get some negative responses from all of the “Bush-can-do-no-wrong”/“We should not criticize GW,”/“Just think of the alternative” crowd) President Bush supports this craziness. Sorry folks, but facts are facts!!
Well, I voted for him, and I believe on the immigration issue, he is 110% wrong.
AS AN ASIDE, FOR ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN CRITICAL OF THE “REAL ID” BILL AND ITS POSSIBLE RAMIFICATIONS (UNFOUNDED IMHO) AND SO CONCERNED ABOUT GIVING UP “OUR” RIGHTS TO PRIVACY, DOES THIS PERHAPS, GIVE YOU, FOOD FOR THOUGHT?
It might be interesting to see in how many cities it could be used for voter identification?-
Hey I'm going to try an get one.
More info for Thunder on the Border
save.
how about we refuse to accept the matricula consular ?
fraud associated with it has been well known for years.