Demand doubles in first six months at Mexican consulate - Arkansas

The growing Mexican population in Arkansas and neighboring mid-south states created a demand for passports and identity cards beyond what even the Mexican government prepared for.

In its first six months, the Mexican consulate based in Little Rock has seen the number of citizens it serves a day rise from 50 to 120, said consul Andres Chao. Now, Chao said the consulate plans to hire three or more new staffers in the coming year, anticipating demand will only grow.

The demand is there for the office to process more papers, but the office doesn’t have the workers, Chao told reporters after giving a speech at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. “If we add another eight (workers), we could attend daily probably 300 people yet to come.”"*

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