N.C. City Votes on Mexican IDs

Published November 12, 2010

A North Carolina city will vote on whether its police department will accept Mexican IDs.

The Durham City Council is planning a vote on Monday to determine if identification issued by Mexican government will be considered valid.

Supporters say the ID could be used in traffic stops to prove that people are who they say they are and could help Latinos in Durham trust the police more.

The ID cards are issued by the Mexican consulate in Raleigh. City Councilman Mike Woodard says Durham police already treat them as valid. He says the resolution is just a way of recognizing that.

But immigration reform group NC Listen says people who are in the country legally don't need the ID and the resolution sends the wrong message.

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