Thread: Mexico's ID Makes Major Gains in U.S.

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Mexico's ID Makes Major Gains in U.S.
Use of the matricula consular is helping many to assimilate, which is one reason those against illegal immigration oppose the card's use.
By Jennifer Delson and Anna Gorman
Times Staff Writers

September 27, 2005

Despite opposition from groups that oppose illegal immigration, the matricula consular â€â€

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Margarita Hernandez, an illegal immigrant who lives in Orange County, said she used the ID card to open a Wells Fargo checking account and establish a line of credit that allowed her to buy a cellphone, a 1997 Dodge Caravan, a 56-inch flat-screen television, living room and dining room sets and a $1,000 gold watch.

"It's all because I have this," said Hernandez, proudly displaying a laminated card with her photo set against the colors of the Mexican flag.

This woman with a Wells Fargo account Margarita Hernandez is so typical of the illegals. Instead of helping to create jobs in her home country she is wasting her?> the banks?> our? money on a conspicuous consumption binge. I bet that before she helps her own family in Mexico to acheive food self sufficiency she starts to spend money to bring in friends and relatives.