Population Boom Spurs Consulate Call
Written by Melissa Bailey | New Haven Independent
Tuesday, 11 March 2008



As Ecuadorians flow into New Haven from Danbury and beyond, a local group has launched a campaign to make the Elm City host to a new Ecuadorian consulate office.

Right now, the nearest Ecuadorian consulate office is in New York City. Connecticut’s growing Ecuadorian population must trek down to Manhattan for passport or visa services.

“Sometimes, people have to wake up at dawn to line up in the street to be attended to,â€