Mobile consulate helps Latinos in Carson City community
Submitted by editor on Tue, 08/23/2016 - 2:44pm
While immigration has become a controversial topic in national politics, two organizations have been working together for the last decade to help Latinos in the local community with immigration issues and other challenges.
The Consulate of Mexico in Las Vegas offers mobile consular services through United Latino Community, a Carson City area nonprofit formerly known as Nevada Hispanic Services.
Hosted by ULC, the consulate schedules three visits a year to Carson City to work with Mexicans from the capital city and surrounding rural communities.
“During their visits, the Mexican Consulate services an average of 160 people a day,” said Omar Anaya, ULC’s executive director.
Sparing Northern Nevadans a trip to Las Vegas, the mobile consulate is fully capable of issuing passports and identifications, processing dual citizenship, and obtaining birth certificates from Mexico.
Furthermore, Anaya said, consulate officials assess “issues of importance that affect Mexican nationals in the region.” This includes interviewing arrestees and prisoners of Mexican nationality, addressing legal concerns and assisting with legal protections and the repatriation process.
The consulate also maintains an open-ended dialogue with Mexican community leaders, focusing on matters of health, culture, education, and scholarships for Latinos. The Paisano Program is particularly significant, Anaya noted. Introduced by Mexico’s federal government, the program helps travelers enter and exit the country legally.
“The program places volunteers at the U.S.-Mexican border and other entry points, such as airports and bus terminals, to provide paperwork for entry and other information to visitors,” Anaya said.
Anaya stressed that the partnership between ULC and the consulate is important for the wellbeing of local Hispanics and overall community health.
“They provide a service that is necessary to conduct day-to-day business for many,” he said. “The need of an identification of your country of origin is documentation that everyone foreign to this country must have.”
The consulate partnership is but one feature of Carson-based ULC, which provides free or low-cost legal aid, translating and interpretation services, community education, and advocacy for local Latinos.
“We assist over 3,000 clients a year,” Anaya said. “We provide holistic solutions with the goal of building and sustaining strong families and communities.”
For more information, visit visit www.carsonulc.org or call (775) 885-1055.
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