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The Mexican "matricula consular" ID card: Safe or Sorry? On January 8, 2003 CAIR and the Metropolitan State College of Denver (MSCD) Office of Student Activities put on a public debate and discussion on the Mexican 
matricula consular ID card.
Excerpts from the debate Michelle Malkin: But for me, and I think for most Americans, the issue of national security is paramount. We have to ask whether or not widespread acceptance of this card by many local and state and Federal level agencies as well as businesses in the private sector is a good thing from the standpoint of national security, and I think the honest answer is "Hell no!". David N. Simmons: I agree with Michelle: I am very concerned about national security. I am very concerned about unrepaired broken fences... We have almost half a century of failed immigration enforcement in this country. Our immigration policy is flawed and we need to quit talking about making it difficult and start talking about what we can do to move forward in the international world where Chicago by car is just as far away as Hong Kong by airplane in the 21st century. Dick Lamm: The same rights that we give to Mexico to issue their own ID card would have to be put out to Guatemala and Poland and Ireland and where else? And all of a sudden - think it through - you are going to have 25, 50, 120 countries all issuing their own national ID cards. If you accept one, there is no valid reason not to accept others. And it seems to me you can't have that - as every house needs a door, every country needs a border. Donna Lipinski: We're all talking about this identification document as if it has some kind of immigration significance. It doesn't. It's simply an ID document. What are we so afraid of? Why are we so xenophobic? Mike McGarry: This card is not what it is represented to be. There is absolutely no integrity in the issuing process. It is a sham card issued on the strength of faith, by agents of a corrupt government to their illegal aliens residing in our country. 
CAIR edited and produced a 57-minute video tape of this important, timely and provocative debate. We encourage you to show the debate video to those in your area, including elected officials! You can order a video tape of the debate. The cost is $25, which covers the tape, shipping and handling. Send a check for $25 to:Mike McGarry VASER Consulting of Aspen PO Box 12008, Aspen, CO 81612 888 694-1559 Fax/phone See our press release and articles about the debate. matricula consular card o Home Here are excerpts from a similar debate between Michelle Malkin and O. Ricardo Pimentel, in the Phoenix area in late January. |