Close Foreign Consulates in U.S. Sanctuary Cities

"The largest consulate networks are maintained by migrant-sending countries, such as Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and others, all with massive national diasporas in the United States. For these governments, their activities in support of their citizens in the U.S. dwarf all their other diplomatic activities."

"Mexico, with some 40 million persons in El Norte, around 5 million illegally present, has the largest network with an unprecedented 52 consulates scattered across the American interior. El Salvador has 22 consulates attending to the needs of its huge migratory population. Some 25 percent of all Salvadorans live in the U.S.; over 1 million are illegal migrants."

"Although poorly understood by Americans who have virtually no contact with them, these consulates contribute in subtle (and sometimes not subtle) ways to America's ongoing immigration chaos and lawlessness. All diplomats dedicated to this support work have a legitimate right to assist their citizens, including even those unlawfully present. But the problem is that many of these consulates have openly joined forces with America's domestic sanctuary resistance movement."

Major countries maintain consulates across the United States for legitimate diplomatic purposes including trade promotion and cultural outreach. However, migrant-sending nations like Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, and Colombia operate significantly larger consulate networks specifically to serve their massive diaspora populations in America. Mexico operates 52 consulates supporting approximately 40 million nationals, including 5 million undocumented immigrants. El Salvador maintains 22 consulates for over 1 million illegal migrants. These consulates have increasingly aligned with domestic sanctuary movements and resistance efforts, moving beyond traditional citizen assistance into activities that complicate immigration enforcement and contribute to what is characterized as immigration chaos and lawlessness.

Read at The American Conservative