Mobile Consulates A Big Hit With Illegal Immigrants
The Mexican government is pretty innovative in its approach to keep the 20-odd billion dollars in remittances rolling into the Mexican economy.
A one-day event run by the Mexican government in Memphis this weekend ran smoothly, a sharp contrast from last year’s event, when police responded to control a massive and sometimes angry crowd seeking Mexican identity cards and passports.
This time Mexican officials required people to make appointments, rather than the first-come, first-served policy from last year.
Imagine Mexico being able to perform such services in Mexico. But no, what would be the point? Especially since this mobile consulate is in no way designed to help anyone other than the corrupt functionaries in the Mexican government.
Mexico has to ensure illegal immigrants in the US have the means to inject the fruits of their labor into the Mexican economy. Did I mention the 20-some billion dollars that leaves the US for Mexico each year?
Mexico issues documents regardless of an person’s immigration status in the United States. Illegal immigrants are especially interested in the documents because they help them open accounts at banks and do other business.
Critics like U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., have said that by issuing the documents Mexico is helping illegal immigrants establish themselves here and encouraging them to break immigration law.
How nice!
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