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Don't think I've ever had a passport. Don't really see that I will have a need for one in the future, either.

Ironically, the previous post PROVES the point Mr. Kling is making. The level of enforcement demanded by some people of our immigration laws would not be tolerated by the majority of people in this country.

If the choice is between the options I have seen presented, then I'll take the course of action Mr. Kling proposes in a heartbeat, and if it makes Michelle Malkin cattier than she usually is in her columns, too friggin' bad!

Ironically, the previous post PROVES the point Mr. Kling is making. The level of enforcement demanded by some people of our immigration laws would not be tolerated by the majority of people in this country.

The only people who would not tolerate requiring passports for employment are libertarian nutjobs who make up 0.001% of the population.

I'm not sure how the passport requirement differs from the existing drivers' license requirement, except that my passport cost about $200 to get. (On an expedited basis, granted, but you'd need that in any event if one was needed to work).

I think something like 1% or less of the US population has a passport, and I can't imagine the amount of extra incompetence widespread passport holding would expose in the Department of State.

I think many economic refugees would make great citizens, and I don't propose to discriminate against them as Mr Kling seems to want to do. I think there should be a path towards citizenship that begins with being in a guest worker program and then expands into citizenship if you've proven yourself over a period of say five years.

The trickiest problem is Social InSecurity. If you make people pay SI taxes, I think we have to give them the benefits that come with them. Either don't make them pay taxes, or don't give 'em benefits. Of course if you don't charge 'em taxes, I'd love to become a Mexican citizen just so I could avoid paying $7,000-odd a year to SI :-(.

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