[Tancredo Fan]

Now will the feds get off their butts and ban these bogus things nationwide?

[Tancredo Fan]

A 'Bogus Mexican ID' PING!

[dagnabbit]

Unlikely, if its State Dept was down in Mexico negotiating deployment terms for this extra-legal stealth amnesty.

[heleny]

Glad the FBI and Homeland Security realize the propensity for abuse and fraud, and I hope they convince Congress or the executive branch to do something.

Last I heard, we still require all aliens (including permanent residents) to carry proof of legal presence at all times. If we enforce those laws, the consular card won't be so useful.

[liberalnot]

it's a BIG mistake to accept any foreign document for domestic use!

i'd rather see them use american drivers' licenses.

[sarcasm]

"As a result of these problems, there are ... major criminal threats posed by the cards and (a) potential terrorist threat."
but can be used to board an airline flight

[Sabertooth]

"The Department of Justice and the FBI have concluded that the matricula consular is not a reliable form of identification," said Steven McCraw, assistant director of the FBI's intelligence office. "As a result of these problems, there are ... major criminal threats posed by the cards and (a) potential terrorist threat."

McCraw could not be reached for further comment, as he is on leave pending a sensitivity audit and retraining.

[Dutchy]

Ping!!

[concentric circles]

[dennisw]

These sham IDs are an insult. 25 years ago Mexico would have been laughed at for trying to pull such a stunt. Would have been denied.

[txdoda]

The Homeland Security Department is voicing some reservations.>>>>>>

Darn, you mean 'somebody' in HSD put down their crayons, plastic, and duct tape and finally decided to 'voice reservations' about these phony ID's ???

Geeez, mexico claims they have issued about a million of these cards, and several other countries are planning to *come here* & I.D. their illegals, it's past time for SOMEONE in DC to speak-up.

Citizens & legal immigrants (in the USA) must be identified by the US gov't.

Why allow MILLIONS of illegals to be identified by *any* corrupt gov't that brings their 'card making kit' to the USA ??

[Sabertooth]

What do you want to bet that the unreliability of the Mexican IDs becomes a rationale for Amnesty?

"That way, we can seperate the law-abiding Illegals from the terrorists."

[Crusader21stCentury]

IS IT TIME YET?

[upchuck]

A simple three step process:

1. Close the borders NOW, using troops or National Guard as necessary.
2. Enforce ALL INS laws and regulations.
3. Deport ALL criminal aliens ASAP.

Oh, and quit calling them illegal aliens. They are in this country without permission. They are CRIMINAL aliens.

IMHO, this is one of the biggest problems this country has right now.

[FITZ]

If the price was right, the Mexican government would sell the names and addresses of all those it sold these cards to, then the FBI would have a very good idea of who all was using these cards.

[PRND21]

Go Bush Go

[judgeandjury]

"We are a very homogeneous country," said Edgardo Flores Rivas, consul general in Washington. "It would be very difficult for someone to trick us."

Translated: "Mexico is a very racist country. We don't believe in diversity or multi-culturalism. If you're not brown-skinned, you're not welcome here, unless you're a gringo with money. Then you may come to Mexico for just a few days so you can spend your money, and then you must go home!"

[Skywalk]

Today is a strange day, I'm agreeing with the FBI and Charles Schumer!

Man, next thing we'll hear Ramsey Clark embracing market economics.

[Beck_isright]

"Now will the feds get off their butts and ban these bogus things nationwide?"

Not a chance. Our nation is about to meet 4,000,000 Jose Lopez's and 4,000,000 Rosanne Rossana Danas. Welcome to the dreamworld Marx never thought he would see.