WIS-Mexican Immigrant has No Problems with USA ID Card
Mexican Immigrant has No Problems with USA ID Card
Updated: Sep 10, 2009 6:24 PM CDT
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By Kristin Byrne
A Green Bay business is questioned for selling a photo ID card to thousands of immigrants in Green Bay and Appleton.
In a news conference Wednesday, immigration advocates said Catalina Taboada and Associates in Green Bay is selling the USA ID card for $40. Advocates say the card isn't illegal but it's being advertised for purposes they say aren't accurate.
Wisconsin Consumer Protection sent a warning letter to Taboada's company last month saying the card advertisements aren't in compliance with the law.
Action 2 News tried to contact Taboada several times by phone and at her office but has not heard back from her.
But not everyone has concerns about the ID. Jorge Corneja says he hasn't run into any problems using it so far. "It's fine for me because it's working."
Corneja, 27, is originally from Mexico but has been living in the U.S. for ten years.
He says he recently bought the photo ID from Catalina Taboada and Associates in Green Bay because he lost his Wisconsin license. He says he hasn't run into any issues, and he says he uses the photo ID when he buys something with a credit card.
"I use this, and the guy say, 'You have another ID?' and I say, oh yeah, and I show this and I think it's fine."
COrneja didn't know the card is being questioned by area immigration advocates who say the ID can't do what advertisements claim it can and doesn't have much of a purpose.
"We want to warn the Hispanic community to not waste $40 on an ID that has no real use. We hope the community will stop buying this ID," Marcelo Garcia, president of Appleton-based Casa Hispana, said.
Still, Corneja plans to keep using it. He says he never felt misled and he understood this card wasn't a government-issued ID.
"I can't get the other ID, so I use this."
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