Los Angeles City Council allows city agencies to accept Mexican ID card

AP ^ | 5/15/02

[Native American Female Vet]

LOS ANGELES (AP) The City Council approved a six-month pilot program allowing city agencies to accept identification cards issued by the Mexican consulate, giving thousands of immigrants greater access to government.

''This is an issue of human dignity and respect,'' City Councilman Nick Pacheco said Tuesday. ''This country has long respected all of our residents, and this is an extension of that respect.''

[BlackbirdSST]

Hiya NAFV,

''This is an issue of human dignity and respect,'' City Councilman Nick Pacheco said Tuesday. ''This country has long respected all of our residents, and this is an extension of that respect.'' The cards are granted to both legal and illegal immigrants, and critics have said accepting them only encourages illegal entry to the United States.

Good to see the madness continues! Don't leave home without it! Blackbird.

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[Republican Wildcat]

Why is it beneath human dignity and respect to require people to have an ID card issued by California? If they wanted to use a Mexican card, they could stay in that country. They weren't forced to come here, after all.