City embraces illegal immigration instead of fighting it. Painesville, Ohio

“Schools send notes home to parents in English and Spanish, and banks offer loan programs that allow undocumented immigrants to finance cars and even buy houses.

At a time when some Ohio cities are struggling to deal with growing numbers of illegal immigrants, Painesville, a city of 17,000 people about 30 miles northeast of Cleveland, is trying to make it work.

Lake County, a largely white, politically conservative community, was among the first in the Midwest to endorse the matricula consular, a Mexican-government identity card. Police and businesses in Lake County now accept the card as proof of identity, which can help immigrants open bank accounts and arrange utility service.”

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