Posted on October 25, 2011
Mexican ID Becomes Valid ID in Sonoma County
Chris Roberts, NBC Bay Area, October 24, 2011
In Sonoma County, a California driver’s license is accepted as valid identification–but so is a card issued by the Mexican consulate.
Mexican nationals will be able to give their country’s state-issued identification cards as valid ID to Santa Rosa police officers and Sonoma County sheriffs, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat reported.
The idea is to reduce the immigration-related duties of local cops, the newspaper reported. Accepting Mexican consulate-issued cards will reduce the number of people booked into jail for lacking ID, and ergo, will reduce deportations from Santa Rosa County Jail, the newspaper reported.
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