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4. The "matricula consular" <br /> Overview <br /> • Opened in November of 2000. <br /> • Circumscription includes North and South Carolina. <br /> • Serves an estimated 900 thousand people of Mexican origin in the Carolinas. <br /> • According to 2010 US Census Bureau, the Hispanic population in North <br /> Carolina more than doubled in the past ten years. From 2000 to 2010. <br /> • The Consulate General has 40 employees and staff <br /> o Consular Assistance and Legal Affairs <br /> o Documentation and Civil Registry <br /> o Community Programs <br /> o Consul General"s Office <br /> 1. Consular Assistance and Legal Affairs <br /> Deals with immigration authorities (DHS-ICE); the coroner's office; hospital's case managers <br /> and prison authorities, in situations involving Mexican Nationals. <br /> Services: <br /> • Program of Legal Assistance (P.A.L.E.) <br /> • Assistance to Mexicans that are hospitalized. <br /> • Assistance to Mexicans detained in county, state or federal prisons. (year <br /> calendar prison visits) <br /> • Repatriation of human remains. <br /> • Repatriation of Children. <br /> • Locate Mexican Nationals through the Consular Network. <br /> Among other services. <br /> Community Proqrams <br /> In charge of promoting strategies, integrating programs, gathering proposals and <br /> recommendations from communities and organizations in order to elevate the standard of <br /> living of Mexican communities living abroad. <br /> Proqrams: <br /> - Education (plaza comunitaria & credit transfer document) <br /> - Health (Health Window & Binational Health Week) <br /> - Sports (Soccer Tournament) <br /> - Culture (Literature and performing arts) <br /> - Community Affairs (Hometown associations) <br /> - 3x1 Program. Matching funds investing in Mexico <br /> DOCUMENTATION <br /> The Consulate General of Mexico offers multiple services to Mexican communities in the <br /> Carolinas: <br /> - Consular ldentification (Matricula Consular) <br /> - Mexican Passport <br />