Mexican consul warns about immigration scams
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Last Saturday and Sunday the Mobile Mexican Consulate from Little Rock, Arkansas visited Tulsa and offered its services at St. Francis Xavier Church at 2434 East Admiral Blvd.
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La Semana had the chance of speaking with Rodolfo Quilantán, the Mexi- can consul, who expanded on the services offered by the mobile consulate.
“On this occasion we are offering an extraordinary service for the North of Oklahoma, which is the registration of those kids born here in the United States that may have a Mexican parent,” Quilantán explained. “The Mexican government can offer these children dual citizenship, because they also have the right of being Mexican citizens. It is the first time we have done this in Tulsa, and we are very excited because of the positive feedback we have been having of the local families. What we need to remind the community is that it’s essential to book an appointment to start the dual citizenship process. Also, we are still offering our traditional services such as the issuing passports, matriculas consulares, voting credentials and copies of birth certificates.”
Quilantán offered the following advice for the community at large:
“Friends of Tulsa and its surroundings, please be aware the Mexican consulate is on your side,” the consul said. “We have a mobile consulate and a con- sulate on wheels that visits Tulsa once a month. Please be aware of those willing to help you out with your immigration situation, because we know for a fact there have been a lot of scams lately. Try to avoid illegitimate people, and if you have doubts, approach the consulate or proper organizations that advocate for immigrants rights.”
“Do not buy fake social security numbers to avoid deportation,” Quilantán concluded, “and be very careful when it comes to dealing with public notaries because their job is only to verify signatures and testimonies, they cannot deal with immigration issues. Remember to make plans for your kids in case you or someone in your family gets deported to Mexico; figure out what to do and who will be their legal guardian if they stay in America. In times like this we need to be alert and be very respectful of the authorities, avoid being the center of attention and take care. Remember we are here, whatever you need.” (La Semana)