NPR : In Chicago, A Tale of Two Mexican Consulates - Illinois

Posted on: December 3rd, 2006
Filed Under: [ Immigration ] [ Politics ] [ Top Stories ]
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“Mexico’s recent political strife has migrated to Chicago… in a quieter form. No public fisticuffs, no brawling over the installation of President Felipe Calderon. Instead, supporters of opposition leader Manuel Lopez Obrador’s PRD party have set up what they call an “alternate consulate.”

Why Chicago? More than 1.5 million people of Mexican descent live in the Chicago area. The new diplomatic entity is in a storefront on the city’s southwest side.”

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