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To: Richnorth who wrote (88987)	8/20/2002 3:37:04 PM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116791

Bankers breaking the law? Mexican ID Card Gets Illegal Aliens Access to Banks Jeff Johnson, CNSNews.com Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2002 WASHINGTON – Mexican citizens living in the United States are allegedly being illegally helped by at least one national banking chain that now accepts a card issued by the Mexican government as valid identification for opening accounts. But an immigration reform group says those banks are violating federal law. "We were approached by the Consulate General of Mexico to help find solutions to the barriers that Mexicans are encountering when trying to open a checking or savings account at a U.S. bank," said Lynn Pike, regional president for Wells Fargo in metro Los Angeles announcing the decision last year. "It became clear that one of those barriers is having forms of identification that are accepted by banks. Wells Fargo accepts the Mexican "Matricula Consular" - or Certificate of Consular Registration - as a "primary" form of identification in place of other forms of U.S.- or state government-issued identification. Wells Fargo also requires applicants to have a major credit card, department store credit card, or student identification card with a photo to open an account. Abetting Illegal Aliens "By removing this barrier," Pike explained, "we want Mexican citizens to know that Wells Fargo welcomes their business and wants to be the financial services company of choice for the Hispanic community." The Matricula Consular is a photo identification card issued by local consulates to Mexican nationals living in foreign countries. The card is valid for five years, and applicants are not questioned about their immigration status. It costs applicants $29. "These cards are issued almost exclusively to illegal aliens," charged Craig Nelson, director of ProjectUSA, an advocacy group created "to inform the public" about "mass immigration and overpopulation." Information published by the Mexican government corroborates Nelson's claim. "The Certificate of Consular Registry is exclusively for Mexican citizens, independent of their legal stay in this country," according to a translation of the Matricula Consular page of the Mexican Consulate's Web site in San Diego. "If someone were in the country legally they wouldn't need the Matricula Consular,"(cont) newsmax.com

To: Richnorth who wrote (88987)	8/20/2002 7:17:50 PM
From: E. Charters	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116791

Now you know there are no "Nizams" in India and Hyderbad was a fictional place made up by H. Rider Haggard for one of his novels, I believe called King, of the Khyber Rifles. The "Nizam of Hyderbad" explained to the captain of the Br. Army unit that had captured the fort, that there was no gold there because he had "eaten it all." A likely story. As a matter of fact there are no places in India at all. The cities and towns on the map are also fictional. Nobody actually refers to them as places but they put them on maps for western comsumption, so foreign people won't think the country is getting out of hand. (There are 4.5 billion people in India and the avg. age is 10. Ignore the census reports, how could they count them all?) The civic boundaries are roughly figured according to people per square mile, railway yards, and the density of certain classes of civil servants. The names of "cities" are taken from Rudyard Kipling novels. In actual fact the names you see that looks like "Punjab" is actually prounced (approx) Poonjieaheeaeyebby and it means "your mother in law's cottage by the cow path". This covers a lot of territory over there. Everyone in India is given an ounce of gold when they are born, an ounce of gold when they turn 16, and an ounce of gold the following year when they marry their cousin. Royal decree may increase these quantities soon, so expect the price of gold to rise sharply. I believe the part about powdered pearls being an afro-dizzyac because they are very high in viagra. The same goes for lobster shells, and insect wings. It's the oyster shell you are supposed to eat, not the oyster. Just don't do this stuff at home kids, unless supervised by an adult. EC<:-}