Mexican citizens waiting for identification cards outside their consulate office in San Francisco recently. Consular officials and those in line said the cards help ease details of daily life
Posted on 03/20/2002 2:09:42 AM PST by sarcasm
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:07:33 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
AN FRANCISCO - Before sunrise one recent windy morning, Alejandro David stood in line outside the Mexican consulate waiting for an identification card issued to Mexican citizens living in the United States.
By 11 a.m., the line had grown to about 300 people, most waiting for the cards - now in high demand by people seeking the assurance of identification in a security-conscious, post-Sept. 11 atmosphere.
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