The planned opening of a Mexican consulate office in Boise is causing serious concerns for many Idahoans. Other Mexican consulates provide services that help illegal immigrants evade U.S. law and gain access to services at taxpayer expense. Idahoans expect a consulate in our state will do the same. I think they are right. But editorial writer Tom Henderson laughed off my comments as nothing more than rumor mongering and paranoia [editorial, March 15]. He is wrong to be so sarcastic and dismissive. Readers of the Lewiston Tribune deserve better/U.S. Rep. Bill Sali, Lewiston Tribune. More here
Question: Does Congressman Sali have a legitimate concern -- that the presence of a Mexican consulate in Boise would aid illegal immigrants?
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
consulate office in Boise is causing serious concerns for many Idahoans. Other Mexican consulates provide services that help illegal immigrants evade U.S. law and gain access to services at taxpayer expense. Idahoans expect a consulate in our state will do the same. I think they are right. But editorial writer Tom Henderson laughed off my comments as nothing more than rumor mongering and paranoia [editorial, March 15]. He is wrong to be so sarcastic and dismissive. Readers of the Lewiston Tribune deserve better/U.S. Rep. Bill Sali, Lewiston Tribune. More here
