rhsg,
I have never met a Russian, Irish or Chinese immigrant that was here illegally. Were in South Texas and as unbelievable as it may seem, the border very close to us is the one that seems to get the most travel. I've seen the names of some of those caught and few if any of them sound Russian, Irish, or Chinese.

It has nothing to do with history around here, it is simply the predominant people that are known to be here illegally in this area of the country. I seriously doubt Arizona is trying to pass laws right now because of the Russians, Irish, and Chinese here illegally. What do you think?

I have a larger issue with this being a bigger story, gathering more news time than the D-Day anniversary recently.

I'm not sure what this new card will change in the Victoria area.

It never seizes to amaze me that so many individuals think all illegal people in our Country are from Mexico. Not true. There are thousands of illegals in our Country from Russia, Ireland, India, China, and other countries. Why not check their legal status? And...many of these individuals are students accepted in our universities who just disappear in our Country and never return to theirs - why don't we question the status of these individuals? We accepted a suspected "terrorist" at one of our best universities (Yale) and he was not Mexican! Also, some professors at some of our best universities are not exactly in love with us either and they are not Mexican; they are from questionable countries. Could it be that we question Mexicans' legality because of past history here? I know it is.

The article is about identification. Would you hire someone and you could not ID them? The reason for asking for immigration reasons applys everywhere anytime. If we demand to know if a person in in this country legally and where would a good place to ask for ID? At work, unless we don't want to ask employers to follow the law.

did this article say anything about identification for working purposes?

abovblo thanks for clarifying the facts!

Sorry, but Victoria has been a "Sanctuary City" for quite some time. There are illegals all over this town. Just ask any cops working here about all the illegals, and all the safe houses that litter the south side and out in the county.

Drive down the Houston Hwy., it already looks like Mexico!

Why do employers choose not to use E-Varify? If we are going to try to control illegal immigrants we should also deal with the people that are supporting them. It should be against the law to hire illigal workers. Show up at the front door of a construction site or a food processor with a ICE hat on and watch the back door.

TequiliaSunrise and Wags have it right. Why I chose to leave. Any town that you can see a business that ADVERTISES no id, no bank, no title, FINE we can give you car insurance is already a sanctuary city. Drive down biz 59 to see the outside billboard.

altonEaston we can't have unidentified people running about our country!

The purpose of E-Verify is to help employers verify employment authorization documents of a newly hired employees.

I don't think a lot of you know exactly what your talking about. When you go to the US consulate to get a Mexican ID card they have strict requirements. My husband traveled three times to Houston to obtain his. Each time there was something missing that was required. It's not easy. As for leagal documentation, have you been on that side? Do not open your mouth unless you know the facts. It is harder for a Mexican National to obtain legal documentation. It's not as easy as it sounds. As for criminals, we have them with every race. Illegal documentation can be obtained for anyone even US Citizens. How many of us have obtain fake ID's? How many high political people have obtained fake Passports. Stop being ignorant people and face the facts. Illegal immigration and fake documentation didn't arise yesterday. Mexican descent and Proud.

I once asked the TABC for his Id after calling the police department. "I'm not showing you my ID." He refused so what is the difference? Never did see the ID. Above the law.

Otherwise we accept what? Their word as to the identity. Nothing has changed.

The card is issued by the consulate. There is little to none over site as to the requirements of the individual consulates as to required proof of identity before the card is issued. The cards have been around for years and most put as much credibility into these cards as a flea market produced ID. Welcome to the newest sanctuary city.

Mexican Matricula Consular ID Cards are only given to illegal immigrants. They are also easily faked and many illegal immigrants are caught with several of these cards under different names.
The U.S. State Department and Homeland Security have repeatedly warned cities about accepting these cards.
Citizens of Victoria need to urge their leaders and business owners, especially banks, not to accept these cards. Don't let Victoria become a Sanctuary City.
It is also interesting to note that the meeting was asked to be kept secret due to "security concerns". This usually means they don't want any citizens that oppose the decision attending the meeting.
Please reconsider this decision. It is not a good one for the city of Victoria.

Any one ever heard of the E-Varify program? Why hasn't Austin put it into our state law?

There is so much corruption related to illegal immigration identification I do not know what benefit this identification is going to be.

Good to see common sense prevail.