Talk:Matrícula Consular

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This article is totally one-sided, it needs to be more balanced.

    • I'll do you one better...whoever wrote this article needs to be monitored by the Wiki-powers that be. The article's tone borders on racism. I've seen with my own eyes that the Mexican consulates here in the US take document authenticity seriously. Simply put, this isn't the proper forum for xenophobic anecdotes, and pertaining to the specific complaint registered in this article, it's still relatively easy to obtain fake American documents as well.
    • The article needs to be re-written, however, a few of the comments above need to be researched to determine their place, or lack thereof, in this article. For starters, it is irrelevant to this article as to whether or not American documents can be forged. This article is not about American documents, it is about one specific type of document. Second, one person's experience with the Mexican consulates in the U.S. does not constitute credible research. I happen to live in an area with a high Mexican immigrant population, and my experience is that they are disruptive to peace and civility, non-conforming to the laws of decency, and lack work inituitive. Obviously this does not reflect all, or even the majority of the Mexican immigrants here in American, and does not belong in any article. This does not mean that I am "racist" against the Mexican population, it just shows my experience.
    • Also, while the article only appears to give one side of an argument, I see no tone of racism. What I see is someone who likely subscribes to the ideologies of those who are fed up with illegal immigration in America. There is no place for that in this article, but that does not indicate racism. I don't agree that the sexes should integrate into each others private organizations, such as the boy scouts, girl scouts, or a men's only or women's only institute, but I am not sexist...I just happen to appreciate traditions that don't degrade those of different credentials.
    • CALLING SOMEONE A RACIST IS NOTHING MORE THAN AN EASY WAY OUT OF A LEGITIMATE DEBATE. IT HAS BECOME RIDICULOUS HOW OFTEN THIS TERM IS USED BY THOSE THAT CAN NOT CREATE A RATIONAL ARGUMENT. I ALSO FIND IT INTERESTING HOW BEING A RACIST IS APPARENTLY ONLY APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN PEOPLE BUT NOT TO OTHERS. OPPOSE "ILLEGAL" IMMIGRATION AND YOU'RE CALLED A RACIST, YET WHEN GROUPS LIKE LA RAZA MAKE COMMENTS AS THEY DID IN THE NOVEMBER WASHINGTON RALLY, THEY GET A FREE PASS.
    • If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands.
    • I came to Wikipedia in response to Jorge Castaneda's new book Ex Mex. This article is most disappointing. This is not the place for an immigration debate (although I have taken on the unwelcoming). The article should be replaced in its entirety. Tarvid (talk) 03:48, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sounds balanced to me

This article sounds balanced to me. All it says is that there is controversy in the issuance of the card. There is controversy. Obviously we wouldn't be having these discussions.

    • It was reordered and cleaned up a bit, but it remains listed as a pov section because the research quoted is entirely one sided. It's like saying all licences are fraudulent because one person managed to fake one. It comes down to ordering of evidence to favor one side of an argument. The very defination of POV.


[edit] Matricula Consular cards are not valid identification as mentioned

The Matricula Consular card is not recognized by the Mexican Government as valid identification in Mexico, and can not be used to open a bank account in Mexico, so why is it valid identification to open a bank account in the United States? Condemning the article on the Matricula Consular cards being issued in the U.S. as racist is a dishonest characterization of the security issues being presented.

Nevertheless there are benefits to having a form of identification, which is not government controlled, or ID, which is completely defined by its creator. Incidentally such identification could have a complete and fully verified credit history, to provide as good a level of security as any conventional identification system. This concept was described in detail in Scientific American about 10 years ago.

It is also well known that 10’s of millions of illegal aliens are using false identification to obtain jobs and help create citizenship for themselves in the U.S., and that the United States Government and its banks are complicit in these efforts to facilitate the repopulation of the United States. The vital statistics and demographic data are irrefutable on this matter; so naturally someone is going to mention the obvious, and evidentially they are going to be attacked for mentioning factual information. Nevertheless slander is not a valid form of criticism to target the suppression of information. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by VAv (talk • contribs) 20:44, 5 May 2007 (UTC).

Would the author of the above statement please provide a reference for the claim that "The Matricula Consular card is not recognized by the Mexican Government as valid identification in Mexico, and can not be used to open a bank account in Mexico." I am not going to claim it is not true but I would like some evidence that it is before I take it on face value.

I believe the reasoning is that Mexicans in Mexico don't need the Matricula, because it is intended ONLY for America. The statement that the card is not recognized by the Mexican Government would be true, simply because they are Mexican and they are in their own country. I don't know what Mexican Banks require for identification, but I doubt they would want an instrument meant for the United States! Perhaps reading what the FBI has to say might give you something to understand the problem.

http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress03/mccraw062603.htm


[edit] A bank employee's point of view

I am employed by a bank that currently accepts the Matricula Card as a valid form of identification. Just to clarify what seems to be overlooked by this article as well as other comments, this form of identification is only ONE form of identification accepted by banks opening accounts for non-US citizens. Presenting this card alone will not get a person anywhere in terms of opening a bank account.

Most banks with which I have worked, as well as the bank for which I am currently employed, require two forms of identification for non-US citizens opening bank accounts in the United States. A visa is not an acceptable form of identification. Most non-citizens opening bank accounts provide a passport, and still need one more form of government issued identification. This seems to be ideal for those individuals as it is an easily available form of government issued ID which can assist banks in validating the information which is provided on their passport.

Perhaps banks in Mexico will not open bank accounts with the Matricula Card used as identification, but neither will US banks if this is the only form of identification an individual provides. One form of identification is required for U.S. citizens opening a bank account in the US, while two forms are required of non-US citizens. The Matricula Card can only be accepted as an additional form of identification to supplement the customer's passport or other verifiable documentation.

72.88.105.40 03:05, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

Can we get banks to associate non-resident accounts with an ITIN? Tarvid (talk) 03:48, 4 January 2008 (UTC)