Janet Napolitano vetoes anti-Matricula Consular bill

Continuing a trend of supporting illegal immigration, Arizona governor Janet Napolitano has vetoed a bill that would have helped prevent the use of Mexico's Matricula Consular ID card. That card is usually an indicator that the bearer is an illegal alien; legal immigrants have no use for such a card. The bill would have blocked the state and cities from accepting the card; in the past the Mexican government has lobbied localities to accept them, and they're allowed to travel from town to town passing them out to their citizens regardless of their immigration status.

Napolitano said the bill would have hindered law enforcement officers' ability to confirm the identities of foreign nationals, including those pulled over for traffic violations "or stopped for any reason." ...Without the cards, foreign nationals are more likely to try to obtain forged documents that are accepted by the state, she added. "The state is better served by having foreign nationals use identification that accurately identifies them as foreign nationals."

"Foreign nationals" who are here legally for whatever reason have other documents they can provide, such as visas or green cards. And, of course, governments shouldn't try to prevent illegal activity (obtaining forged documents) by encouraging foreign governments to paper over someone's immigration status. She is implicitly and explicitly encouraging IDs for illegal aliens.

Immigration2007a · Wed, 05/09/2007 - 07:58 · · Importance: 1