Mexican Consular IDs Blur Distinctions

Re “Protesters Decry Use of Mexican IDs,” Dec. 9: I am outraged that our law enforcement leaders, business community and certain political leaders have decided to cheapen American citizenship, all due to the almighty dollar. The acceptance of Mexican consular cards as legal identification for Mexican nationals is not only going to inflame the already enraged American public, but who’s to say that terrorists bent on harming American citizens cannot duplicate these documents to their advantage? Many important documents are now easily forged by knowledgeable forgers.

Illegal aliens have no business in the U.S. We are shooting ourselves in the foot by allowing criminals into our community and making it easy for them to stay and destroy the lives of the American community. This American citizen is watching and fuming!

Priscilla Espinoza

Nuevo

Are the inmates in control of the asylum? It is one reason why I moved from Van Nuys to Minneapolis several years ago. All over the southern half of once-uncrowded and beautiful California we see efforts to blur or eliminate the legal distinctions between the citizens of the U.S. and Mexican nationals, especially those illegally in this country.

What is so disturbing is that local government authorities appear to be anarchists, representing foreigners. It’s more than sad.

Dell Erickson

Minneapolis

On Dec. 8 The Times reports on Mexican illegal immigrants queuing for what appears to be a government-sanctioned “illegal immigrant ID card.” Also on B1, you report that Pakistani students are being held in custody for “visa violations.” Are visa violations more illegal than just being illegal?

Pages B3 and B4 inform us that area citizens have been victims of hate crimes. On B4 we have the L.A. mayor urging people to march for Israeli and American terrorism victims. On B25 you have editorial cartoonist Michael Ramirez counting the dead on the back of Yasser Arafat. Ariel Sharon’s skulls don’t count? Where are the wise men and women who make us stop and look at the reflection in the mirror?

Jill Yorke

Santa Monica