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What is green and red, includes a photograph, is needed only by illegal aliens and is issued here in the U.S. -- by a foreign government?
No idea? A hint -- it's a photo ID card.
More clues.
What is printed in Spanish, is deemed to be a "criminal threat" and a "potential terror threat" to the U.S. by the FBI Office of Intelligence -- but is accepted by many American banks and local and state governments?
More?
What has been labeled as an "unreliable form of identification" by the U.S. Department of Justice, but can be used to board an airplane in America... amidst a War on Terror? (www.fbi.gov/congress/congress03/mccraw062603.htm)
Give up?
It's a Mexican "matricula consular" photo identification card.
Don't feel bad if you didn't know the answer: Most Americans haven't a clue what a matricula consular is either. That is not an accident.
A brief history and some insight into the little-known Mexican government issued matricula consular:
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