Washingtontimes.com
Members of the Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus, concerned about Mexico's issuance of identification cards to its citizens now in this country, introduced legislation yesterday to ensure the security and validity of ID cards accepted by the federal government.
Rep. Tom Tancredo, Colorado Republican and caucus chairman, called Mexico's delivery of nearly a million "matricula consular cards" to its citizens in the United States, many of whom are here illegally, "extremely important for reasons of national security."
"We need to stop attempts by Mexico to obtain locally what they could not get from the Congress; that is amnesty," Mr. Tancredo said at a press conference. "Specifically, I am referring to efforts by the Mexican government to use their consular offices in the United States to encourage the violation of U.S. federal law."
Posted by Suzanne at January 30, 2003