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Mexican nationals living in the Bowling Green area will be able Saturday to apply for identification cards from their government, and apply for or renew passports. The Consulate of Mexico in Indianapolis, collaborating with the International Center of Bowling Green, will operate a mobile consulate Saturday at The Presbyterian Church, 1003 State St., beginning at 8 a.m. About 150 passports will be available, and about 550 consular identification cards, or matricula consulars, according to a joint press release from the International Center and Mexican consulate. �We are anticipating something in the neighborhood of 700 people,� said Matthew Covington, pastor of...

   Approaching 212 Degrees Fahrenheit May 18, 2006 A funny thing happened on my way to opening an HSA (Health Savings Account)...I was once again reminded how inferior hard-working taxpayers are to: criminals; illegal immigrants and members of Congress (am I being redundant?). As most Americans know, you have to be a legal entity to open any variety of savings or investment accounts.  Wells Fargo Bank makes it clear that, “In order to open an account, federal law requires that we obtain your name, street address, date of birth...and taxpayer identification number, which will be used to verify your identity. We...

NEW YORK (AP) - New York City and the state refuse to accept identification cards issued by the Mexican consulate as valid forms of ID for Mexican immigrants, a published report said. The cards, issued by Mexico's 43 consulates in the United States, are rejected by the city's Police Department and state Department of Motor Vehicles because of security concerns, The New York Times reported Saturday. The card has been issued since March. It shows the date of birth, a current photograph and the address of the card holder. Mexican officials say the consular ID card is secure and has...

<p>MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The Mexican government is expecting to issue more than one million consular identification cards in the U.S. this year as part of an effort to help more than three million undocumented immigrants get increased access to public and private services.</p>