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Your
government at work . . .
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration
to require appointments by clients
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services apparently
decided recently that they were overwhelmed by walk-in
traffic from their clients.
As a result, they began phasing in a policy of requiring
appointments made in advance by utilization of their web
sites for all of their immigration offices. The policy
change apparently succeeded in limiting most all office
traffic, since immigration clients, which are mostly
migrant agriculture and housekeeping workers, do not
have Internet access.
New Mexico man forced to pay
support for non-existent child
For over five years, the State of New Mexico has ordered
and enforced Viola Trevino's claims for $20,000 in child
support against ex-husband Steve Berreras in spite of
his objections and proof of a vasectomy. Under
pressure from a local television station, a local judge
finally ordered Trevino to produce the child in court.
The mother is now accused of kidnapping a child from a stranger,
which she apparently took to the courtroom to present as
her "daughter" by Berreras--but the stranger followed
her and exposed the ruse to the court. Subsequently,
Trevino is now believed to have falsified a paternity
test by using a DNA sample from an adult daughter and
accused of obtaining a Social Security card, Medicare
card and birth certificate for the non-existent
daughter. New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson has now
ordered a full-scale investigation as to how state
agencies could have been fooled by the woman for such a
long period of time.
Minnesota mayor arrested for
felony theft at local store
Jane Eaton, mayor
of the small town of Albert Lea, Minnesota; was arrested
by police who charge that she bought clothing from a
Marshall Field's department store, then affixed the
price tags to older apparel and returned them for
refunds. Eaton, who claims her innocence, faces charges
of felony theft.
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