When I moved from N Calif to N Nevada 19 years ago-—I changed banks, of course. From a Calif local state bank to the same structure here in Nevada.
PATRIOT ACT was fresh & strict.
I had to produce:
PRIOR BANK STATEMENTS
DRIVER’S LICENSE
3 or 4 OTHER KINDS OF IDENTIFICATION—
I used my vehicle registrations/ my vehicle insurance cards/ Ownership of my registered Arabian horses/My social Security card & I do NOT remember what all else.
WITHIN 3 years of being here-—Bank of America & Wells Fargo were advertising heavily on TV that ILLEGALS COULD OPEN BANK ACCOUNTS WITH THEM-—NO ID.
I AM STILL PISSED OFF OVER THAT.
How about flying?
Illegals can use their court notice (for a hearing they’ll never attend) to fly around the United States.
No ID. No passport. Just a letter.
We have less rights than illegals. $400 a day hotels. $10,000 gift cards. Free smart phones (have to be smart phones to keep up with court dates). Free food.
Free education for their kids. Free healthcare.
They are also able to board commercial flights all over the U.S. (paid for by taxpayer).
Meanwhile, flying anywhere is a massive hassle for U.S. citizens - expensive, show ID several times, take off shoes, irradiated, searched (as my son always is and I have been as well).
This infuriates me - I hope the $$ used to pay the illegals cash cards is from New York taxpayers.