Used Car Salesmen Giving Phony ID Cards To Illegal Aliens In Antelope Valley

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Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 2:26 PM
Subject: Used Car Salesmen Giving Phony ID Cards To Illegal Aliens In Antelope Valley

 
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The only people that need the phony Matricula Consular Cards issued by the Mexican government are illegal aliens.  Honest citizens are covered and legal residents have the needed paperwork  They are so phony, that in the Antelope Valley a used car dealership is giving them out.

No, not a typo, a used car dealership is using their salesman to give out cards that folks believe make them legal in the United States.  Of course, if one is shown to a law enforcement officer, that is a priori evidence the person is an illegal. Also, the fact they are trying to pass off fraudulent ID is a violation of several California and U.S. laws.  This are law violators.

I can't wait to here the Jay Leno jokes on this--a used car salesman giving illegal aliens phony cards--I wonder if they have baseball or football players on the reverse side.  Or if they have key phrases in English to use when the police pull them over or ask for ID.  Something like "I was born in the US, I love the Yankees", or "I love the United States, I get free health care, education, in-state tuition and get to vote, because no one asks if I am a law breaker".

I wonder if the DMV is willing to investigate this dealership.  Maybe they should have their business license taken away.  I wonder if they sell cars to illegal aliens, which would be a violation of Federal law.

At what point will California or local agencies will start enforcing the laws on the books--like using false ID to buy cars, homes, to get a job, etc.    Maybe California could publish a list of other laws the government won't enforce, so the rest of us could be treated as well as illegal aliens--is that too much to ask from a government that feels illegal aliens should get classroom seats in the UV system and ten times less than an honest citizen from Minnesota.

This needs to stop.  The Mexican government is harming the U.S. economy, and we won't stop them.  This is a violation of international law, and we won't stop them.  Our children are being harmed by these phony cards, housing costs more,  and we won't stop them.

What do you think, should a used car dealership be issuing phony ID cards?  Should law enforcement agencies be arresting people who use these cards, for being illegal aliens and using phony ID's to get cars and loans?  Write your thoughts directly on the blog for the whole world to see, at http://www.capoliticalnews.com/discuss.php?id=776

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Mexicans line up for ID in AV

Auto dealer offers cards in Valley

By VERONICA ROCHA Valley Press Staff Writer October 12, 2006.

LANCASTER - On a warm fall morning, Dora stood near a food stand holding a plate of tacos as she stared at her husband and son standing in a long line of Mexican nationals longing to belong.
"We like it here in the United States," Dora said as she ate a steaming taco. "My family and I want to stay here."
 
Dora was one of roughly 150 Mexican nationals who anxiously waited Wednesday for a chance to get a matricula consular card, or identification card, at Camacho Auto Sales on Sierra Highway and Avenue J. A matricula consular card is a Mexican-government-issued identification card that demonstrates a Mexican national is living outside the country. The card resembles a California ID card, but it bears the colors of the Mexican flag: red, green and white.
 
Camacho Auto Sales joined the Consulado General De Mexico, or Mexican Consul, to bring matricula consular card registration to Valley residents. Isaac Barcelona, promotions and marketing representative of Camacho Auto Sales, said the Mexican Consul requested a site where the consul would be able to provide the service to the Valley's community of Mexican nationals.
"It is saving these people from having to go down to Los Angeles by MacArthur Park," he said. "If you do it that way, it is going to take you a full day to do this. Here it is going to take you three hours."
 
Most of those standing in line heard about the event on area Mexican radio stations and at the Carniceria Vallerta Supermarkets. The line grew larger as minutes passed. "Everything's been going very fast here," said Dora, who arrived at 9 a.m. Small children played peek-a-boo behind trees along the Avenue J sidewalk. Mothers and fathers waited eagerly to be seen by Mexican Consulate representatives as they held onto their papers. Sleepy infants rested in strollers.
The ID card registration began Tuesday and will end Saturday. Registration is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
 
Several people waited up to three hours in line Wednesday. "I got here at 6:30 a.m., and there was about 50 people here already," Barcelona said. About 400 Mexican nationals showed up Tuesday to get ID cards, Barcelona said. Of the 400 people, about 292 were issued ID cards, he said. "Yesterday, we were here until 5 p.m. because they want to serve everybody that is here," he said. "They don't want to turn anybody away."
 
Once a Mexican national is issued a matricula card, a digital fingerprint and photo is taken.
The matricula card has become increasingly valuable to Mexicans, who use the card to gain access to bank and businesses services. When demand for the cards increased, banks and businesses began accepting matricula cards as a form of identification, as they would a state ID.
With the card, Mexican nationals can open bank accounts, engage in financial transactions and state and local business.
 
The matricula card often is used by undocumented workers, who are unable to get a green card or visa. The card is an affordable option that costs about $27. Cards might not be issued immediately if the applicant doesn't present the proper forms, such as a birth certificate, naturalization card, picture ID or passport, during the registration process, according to the Mexican Consul.
 
A Mexican woman holding several papers and a California ID card ran across the street from Camacho Auto Sales, visibly upset. "I went through the line, and they said I am missing my birth certificate," she said. "I don't know where it is. I came to the United States 15 years ago. I think I lost it." The woman didn't get an ID card Wednesday after waiting since 8:30 a.m. "I have my California ID," she said, flashing her ID. "I don't know what I am going to do now. I just don't know."
 
Matricula cards have been an issue of much debate in Los Angeles County. The County Board of Supervisors approved the use of matricula cards among Mexican nationals in February 2005 as form of valid identification.
 
County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, whose 5th District includes the Antelope Valley, voted against the measure, saying the matricula cards easily could be counterfeited and used by terrorists to evade security measures. The marticula card was designed with specific security measures, according to the Mexican Consul. Each card contains an infrared band and is encoded with government marks that are visible only with a special decoder. A Mexican official seal, known as the "advantage seal," appears over the person's picture and changes colors in light.
For Dora, who came to United States in 1985 through the mountains of Mexico, a matricula consular card would mean she has an "identity in America." "I don't have identification," she said. "I need this to stay here, to open a bank account."
 
Dora's desire to live in the United States also was shared by other Mexican nationals, who waited in the long line. Jorge , unlike most of the other Mexican nationals in line, has a visa. "I got lucky getting my visa," the horse wrangler said. "My boss is very rich and needed my help, so he helped me get a visa. But not everyone is as lucky as me." Jorge, a Leona Valley resident, waited in line with his nephew, who was seeking to get a matricula consular card. "I am here to support him," he said. Jorge said negative beliefs about Mexicans exists because of poor relations between the bordering countries. "It's sad about the political situation between Mexico and the United States, because I know my boss needs me and America needs us," he said.
 
Despite strife that Jorge believes exists between the United States and Mexico, he said he is living the American dream. For Dora, who has lived in Palmdale for 2½ years, America also is home. "I just want to be happy here," she said. "I am comfortable here. I like it, and my family likes it."
 

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