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div.date\n{mso-style-name:date;\nmso-style-unhide:no;\nmso-margin-top-alt:auto;\nmargin-right:0in;\nmso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;\nmargin-left:0in;\nmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\nfont-size:12.0pt;\nfont-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;}\nspan.dateline\n{mso-style-name:dateline;\nmso-style-unhide:no;}\n.MsoChpDefault\n{mso-style-type:export-only;\nmso-default-props:yes;\nfont-size:10.0pt;\nmso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;\nmso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;}\n@page Section1\n{size:8.5in 11.0in;\nmargin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;\nmso-header-margin:.5in;\nmso-footer-margin:.5in;\nmso-paper-source:0;}\ndiv.Section1\n{page:Section1;}\n-->\n<\/style>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 10]>\n\n\n<style>\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\ntable.MsoNormalTable\n{mso-style-name:\"Table 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Section with 6 color photos&nbsp;of families and<br \/>\nchildren.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: black;\">As the&nbsp;boys on<br \/>\nthe street say: we have been screwed, rookydooed and tatooed.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sharon<br \/>\nStark, Little Rock<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">&nbsp;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">Going for the ID<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">The first foreign consulate in Arkansas keeps busy issuing<br \/>\nidentity cards and other documents to Mexicans living here<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"byline\"><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">By Samantha Friedman<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\"><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">Tuesday, October 14, 2008<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span class=\"dateline\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">LITTLE ROCK<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\"> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d In April 2007, the Mexican government<br \/>\nformally opened its 47th consulate in the United States in Little Rock,<br \/>\nbringing the first &#8211; and still only &#8211; foreign consulate to the state. Mexico\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<br \/>\nis the largest consular network operated by any country inside another.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">Four<br \/>\nyears before, <span style=\"background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;\">former Arkansas Gov. Mike<br \/>\nHuckabee had flown to Mexico City to meet with former Mexican President Vicente<br \/>\nFox<\/span> to suggest he consider establishing consular representation in<br \/>\nArkansas. In 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that Arkansas had 104,920<br \/>\nMexicans out of a Hispanic population of 138,283. Considering the thousands of<br \/>\nuncounted illegalaliens, Andres Chao, <span style=\"background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;\">Mexican<br \/>\nconsul in Little Rock, estimates the actual number of Mexicans is closer to<br \/>\n185,000.<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">In<br \/>\nits first year and a half, the consulate <span style=\"background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;\">issued<br \/>\nalmost 30,000<\/span> documents to Mexicans in its jurisdiction of<br \/>\nArkansas,eastern Oklahoma and western Tennessee &#8211; and Mississippi, until the<br \/>\nNew Orleans consulate reopened in March. For Mexican nationals, those documents<br \/>\ninclude consular identification cards, passports, powers of attorney, birth<br \/>\ncertificates and marriagelicenses, as well as visas for foreigners planning to<br \/>\nspend prolonged periods of time in Mexico.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">The<br \/>\nconsulate, at 3500 S.University Ave., reports that the greatest demand is for<br \/>\nthe identification card, called the matricula consular in Spanish and issued by<br \/>\nthe Mexican government since 1871. The card represents more than half of all<br \/>\ndocuments issued.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It<br \/>\nis useful for opening bank accounts, but also is useful forthem to have an<br \/>\nidentification with their real name and real address,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Chao said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Mexican<br \/>\nnational needs to prove with an original birth certificate that he is a Mexican<br \/>\nnational, then show another original ID card and then, proof of residence. With<br \/>\nthese documents, we are allowed to get them a passport or matricula consular.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">At<br \/>\n$27, the card, which is valid for five years, is cheaper than a passport, which<br \/>\ncosts $74 and expires after three years or $101 for a six-year version. An<br \/>\nadditional benefit to the matricula is the fact that it includes the bearer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<br \/>\naddress, while the passport does not, says Eric Levy, a deputy consul. The U.S.<br \/>\ngovernment requires passports for any person entering the country by air &#8211; and<br \/>\nbeginning in June 2009, by land or sea as well. Levy says many customers<br \/>\npurchase a matricula and a passport.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The<br \/>\npurpose of the matricula consular is for the sending state to have a registry<br \/>\nof their citizens living in the receiving state,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Levy says.<span style=\"background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;\"> It is up to municipal governments, banks and other<br \/>\nagencies to decide whether to accept the card as a means of identification<\/span>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">According<br \/>\nto the consulate, 1,439 police departments, 265 counties, 435 cities and 475<br \/>\nbanks accept the card nationally.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">A<br \/>\ndispute has erupted over the use of the card in acquiring an American driver\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<br \/>\nlicense. <span style=\"background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;\">The state of Arkansas does not accept<br \/>\nforeign documents other than passports when issuing driver\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s licenses<\/span>.<br \/>\nForeign passports must be accompanied by an Immigration and Naturalization<br \/>\nServices card or a U.S. visa.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">Carlos<br \/>\nCervantes, state director of the Arkansas chapter of the League of United Latin<br \/>\nAmerican Citizens, said <span style=\"background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;\">it would be logical to<br \/>\nallow use of the card in helping uninsured Mexicans acquire licenses and car<br \/>\ninsurance.<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I<br \/>\ndon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to get hit by any uninsured [driver], whether he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s documented or<br \/>\nundocumented, whether he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a citizen or noncitizen,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Cervantes said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We need<br \/>\nto figure something out so they can participate in the rules of the law.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">The<br \/>\ncard has been criticized as facilitating illegal aliens\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 functioning in<br \/>\nday-to-day society and threatening national security. In 2003, Steve McCraw,<br \/>\nassistant director of the FBI Office of Intelligence, testified to the U.S.<br \/>\nHouse Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Claims that<br \/>\nthe consular ID card \u00e2\u20ac\u0153is not a reliable form of identification, due to the<br \/>\nnonexistence of any means of verifying the true identity of the card holder.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We<br \/>\nhave absolutely no hand in how these cards are issued or who they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re given to<br \/>\nor what sort of background is run on these folks, so for the [United States] to<br \/>\naccept these cards as a legitimate form of identification, we would be<br \/>\ncompletely remiss in checking for a number of things that we check for when we<br \/>\nissue identification here in the [United States],\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said <span style=\"background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;\">Caroline Dierker, national spokesman for the Department of Homeland<br \/>\nSecurity. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153In terms of security, it would be a risk because we don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have any<br \/>\nrole in giving the cards.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">Levy<br \/>\nsaid the Mexican government observes strict procedures when checking clients\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<br \/>\napplication documents. In the aftermath of increased security and identity<br \/>\nconcerns after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Mexican government<br \/>\nalso set up an intraconsular database in 2002.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153That<br \/>\nmeans that if you got a matricula in Seattle or Albuquerque and show up here,<br \/>\nwhen we put your data in, the system will automatically have a red flag<br \/>\ninforming us of your previous matricula and then we will not be able to issue<br \/>\nanother one,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Levy said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Regarding the birth certificates, we have trained<br \/>\npersonnel that check the validity of the birth certificates and any other<br \/>\ndocument presented to us. If there is any doubt about the authenticity of the<br \/>\ndocument, we just don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t issue a matricula.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">But<br \/>\nbirth certificates can be forged, and people have been arrested while<br \/>\npossessing multiple consular ID cards, said Bob Dane, press secretary for<br \/>\nWashingtonbased Federation for American Immigration Reform. His nonprofit<br \/>\npublic interest group estimates that 3 million matriculas consulares are<br \/>\ncirculating in theUnited States.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">Though<br \/>\nLULAC does not encourage illegal immigration, said Michel Leidermann, state<br \/>\ndirector of communications, even undocumented immigrants who have demonstrated<br \/>\na commitment to the U.S. economy should be supported in their efforts to<br \/>\noperate legally in society.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Once<br \/>\nthey\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been here for years and are good citizens, paying taxes, they don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t<br \/>\nhave problems with the law, they have American children, they have businesses,<br \/>\nthey work, and so on, they should be given certain latitudes, contrary to those<br \/>\nthat just crossed the border yesterday,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">The<br \/>\nWashington-based Center for Immigration Studies contends that the matricula<br \/>\nconsular is only needed for Mexicans residing in the United States illegally<br \/>\nbecause legal residents can obtain other identification documents.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153<span style=\"background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;\">We should not be doing things that basically make<br \/>\nillegal immigration an attractive option<\/span>, meaning they shouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be able<br \/>\nto come here and get a driver\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s license, bank account, mortgage, job, among<br \/>\nother things, because those are the things that people are immigrating here<br \/>\nlegally for &#8211; to improve their lifestyle,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said the center\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s spokesman Bryan<br \/>\nGriffith. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Any legal immigrant has absolutely no need for the matricula.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">The<br \/>\nlist of banks accepting the card now includes Bank of America, Chase, Citibank,<br \/>\nCapital Bank and regional institutions Twin City Bank, Metropolitan Bank and<br \/>\nArvest Bank, according to Levy. Early this decade, Bank of America, which has<br \/>\n50 branches in Arkansas, was one of the first to accept the card along with a<br \/>\nsecondary form of ID to open a bank account.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We<br \/>\nhave long supported service to Hispanics, and it was around the same time also<br \/>\nthat we started launching our bilingual ATM, so it was a natural fit for us to<br \/>\nbe able to offer that,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Diane Wagner, a Bank of America spokesman. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It<br \/>\nenables them to establish a checking account and a banking relationship, which<br \/>\nwould be good for them to establish a credit history.It also enables them to<br \/>\nknow that their money is put in a financial institution and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s safe.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">She<br \/>\nsaid that the company \u00e2\u20ac\u0153follows all federal laws relating to identification<br \/>\nrequirements for new customers.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">But<br \/>\nDane said that opening the financial system to those whose backgrounds may not<br \/>\nhave been sufficiently checked could be contributing to the current credit<br \/>\ncrisis.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153<span style=\"background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;\">It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s unconscionable for U.S. banks to identify an<br \/>\nillegal population as a group of potential customers<\/span>, and to some extent<br \/>\n&#8211; we don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t really know the depth of it &#8211; that may very well be part of the<br \/>\nproblem with our subprime mortgage crisis and credit crisis,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Dane said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153There<br \/>\nare times where identification theft, financial meltdown and risk of terrorism<br \/>\nought to really supersede the acceptance of these Mexican governmentissued ID<br \/>\ncards.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">Bank<br \/>\nof America does not go out of its way to recruit customers living in the United<br \/>\nStates illegally, Wagner said, but does want \u00e2\u20ac\u0153to offer innovative financial<br \/>\nservices that meet the needs of all our customers, including our Hispanic<br \/>\ncustomers.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">When<br \/>\nissuing documents or providing any other service, the consulate is unconcerned<br \/>\nwith the immigration status of its clients, consul Chao said. The consulate\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<br \/>\nresponsibility is to represent the Mexican government, not to question the<br \/>\nreason Mexican citizens are requesting services, he said.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153For<br \/>\nme, what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s important is they are Mexican nationals, regardless of immigration<br \/>\nstatus,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">To<br \/>\nreach Mexicans throughout its tri-state jurisdiction, the consular staff sets<br \/>\nup mobile consulates once a year in each major city in its region. Because<br \/>\nconsular equipment is needed for these trips, the staff holds its portable<br \/>\nversions on weekends so as to not interfere with normal business at the<br \/>\nconsulate. Prior to this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s one-day visit to the Springdale Civic Center in<br \/>\nAugust, the 350 appointment slots filled up ahead of time. The consulate added<br \/>\n100 more the day of the event.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">Mobile<br \/>\nconsulates are heldonly rarely, so many clients must travel to Little Rock.<br \/>\nBefore the Arkansas consulate opened, Mexicans had to travel to Kansas City,<br \/>\nMo., Dallas or Atlanta.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">On<br \/>\na Thursday in August, the consulate\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lobby was busy. Martin Gomez and 10<br \/>\nrelatives drove seven hours from Enid, Okla., to obtain Mexican passports to<br \/>\nvisit family in the state of Jalisco. Passports are not required to enter<br \/>\nMexico, but are required for re-entry to the United States.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">Guadalupe<br \/>\nBarbosa of Springdale accompanied his wife to obtain a matricula that showed<br \/>\nher married name.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">Levy<br \/>\nsaid Mexico is not the only country to register its citizens via a system like<br \/>\nthe matricula consular. El Salvador and Guatemala, for instance, do the same.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">The<br \/>\nconsulate opened with a staff of eight and accepted only morning appointments.<br \/>\nIn August, the Mexican government authorized a second shift, increasing the<br \/>\nnumber of daily appointments from 160 to 300. The staff now totals 21,<br \/>\nincluding four Americans.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">Aside<br \/>\nfrom documentation, the consulate\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s work involves two other areas: consular<br \/>\nprotection and legal affairs, and community affairs. The purpose of the first<br \/>\nis \u00e2\u20ac\u0153to ensure the rights of the Mexican nationals [who] are living here in<br \/>\nArkansas,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Chao said. Article 36 of the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular<br \/>\nRelations, of which the United States and Mexico are signatories, requires<br \/>\nAmerican authorities to inform the Mexican consulate if a Mexican national who<br \/>\nis arrested requests it. Though the consulate can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t represent defendants in<br \/>\ncourt and has no lawyers on staff, it can consult on legal cases and offer<br \/>\nadvicein hiring attorneys.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">Leidermann<br \/>\nof LULAC said since the consulate has opened, detaining authorities have made<br \/>\nan increased effort to inform the consulate\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s legal affairs division of such<br \/>\narrests.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Whenever<br \/>\nyou have an immigration raid or anything like that, what they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re doing now is<br \/>\nmaking sure that the Arkansas authorities notify the consulate immediately when<br \/>\nthey detain a Mexican citizen, which didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t happen before,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153One of<br \/>\nthe things that the consulate has achieved is that the police departments,<br \/>\nsheriffs, state police and so on, know that immediately when they detain a<br \/>\nforeign citizen, they have to alert the consulate. So that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s an improvement in<br \/>\ncivil rights.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">Consular<br \/>\nprotection and legal affairs is also responsible for sending the remains of<br \/>\ndeceased Mexicans to Mexico.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">As<br \/>\nthe Mexican government\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s highest-ranking authority in the consulate\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<br \/>\njurisdiction, Chao acts as a figurehead at cultural ceremonies such as last<br \/>\nmonth\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Grito de Independencia &#8211; Independence Day celebration in the River<br \/>\nMarket &#8211; and Cincode Mayo in May. He meets with local, state and university<br \/>\nofficials and American and Mexican entrepreneurs to promote business and<br \/>\ncultural relationships between the two. In June, he accompanied 11<br \/>\nrepresentatives from Arkansas government and businesses on a trade mission to<br \/>\nMexico City and Pachuca, Little Rock\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Sister City.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">Chao<br \/>\nsaid that state industries, particularly air and space, can benefit from the<br \/>\nconsulate\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s commercial networking. He is working with Little Rock National<br \/>\nAirport, Adams Field, to establish a direct flight to Mexico, which would be<br \/>\nthe airport\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first international flight. Airport spokesman T.J. Williams said<br \/>\nthe airport is working with Customs and Border Protection to determine a<br \/>\nlocation for a customs and security inspection area by the end of the year,<br \/>\nalthough talks are only preliminary.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Before,<br \/>\n[Arkansas businesses] didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have this opportunity, just to give you an<br \/>\nexample, with the trade mission,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Chao said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153If we are not here, it is<br \/>\nprobably more difficult for different businesses to open the door, have the<br \/>\ncontacts and the recommendations and have meetings as productive as they were<br \/>\nwith the states of Jalisco and Chiapas.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">The<br \/>\nconsulate also organizes events to benefit the local Mexican community, such as<br \/>\nan annual health week at the consulate. Chao has helped install two photography<br \/>\nexhibits showcasing Mexico at the Statehouse Convention Center. He and the<br \/>\nconsul for documentation affairs, Alejandro Leon Vargas, spend an hour each<br \/>\nFriday on Springdale and Fort Smith Spanish radio stations answering listeners\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<br \/>\nquestions on consular services.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">Soon,<br \/>\nMexico may not have the only consulate in Arkansas. The Marshall Islands\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<br \/>\n4,000-8,000 population in Springdale has been estimated to be the largest<br \/>\nMarshallese population outside the Pacific island nation. The community is<br \/>\nmaking plans to open a consul\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s office of its own. The Marshall Islands\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Public<br \/>\nService Commission posted a job advertisement for a consul in May and<br \/>\nMarshallese President Litokwa Tomeing visited Northwest Arkansas in June.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"3\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\">Style, Pages 27, 32 on 10\/14\/2008<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The unbelievable story on how part of our country is behind allowing ILLEGALS to enter the USA and then after they are here, make them citizens.&nbsp; This is the front and back page of the Style Section with 6 color photos&nbsp;of families and children. 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