The Cornell Farmworker Program Hosts Guatemalan Mobile consulate
When conducting our research with farmworkers, we encountered a significant number of workers that requested our assistance in linking them with the Guatemalan Consulate. In August, we hosted a visit by the Guatemalan Consulate in New York, Mr. Oscar Padilla Lam, to farms in the upstate New York region. The purpose of his visit was to gain a clear understanding of the geographical distribution of the Guatemalan population in the region; to understand their needs with regards to obtaining official documents, such as passports, ID cards, and birth registry for children born in the US; and to speak with them regarding their conditions of life and work in upstate communities. In light of what he learned during his visit, the Consulate has organized mobile consular units to be held in the North Country, Tompkins, Cayuga, and Onondaga counties in early November. These mobile consulates will assist Guatemalans in our communities to obtain the official Guatemalan identity documents that they require.
Boletin Onondaga Noviembre 2011
Boletin North Country Noviembre 2011
Boletin Tompkins Noviembre 2011
Previous 2011 Events:
Holiday Inn, Liverpool, NY
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