[palmer]

Under the Bush plan, foreigners seeking to disguise their identities would no longer find fake ID cards readily available on street corners in every American city. The Department of Homeland Security would have a much better grasp of who is here and what their names are and where to look for them if they turn up on an international watch list.

Most illegals I know of do not have ID cards since they work for cash ($100 / day for unskilled labor in Northern VA). But under the amnesty plan they would make a lot less after having taxes taken out, etc. So where's the incentive for them to sign up?

[Miss Marple]

The incentive would be that they would be allowed access to services (schools, hospitals, etc.) which they would not have under the new law, according to the proposal.

[Dane]

Most illegals I know of do not have ID cards since they work for cash ($100 / day for unskilled labor in Northern VA). But under the amnesty plan they would make a lot less after having taxes taken out, etc. So where's the incentive for them to sign up?

Uh maybe the chance to work and cross the border legally and not pay a coyote $1,000 for a dangerous crossing to work and support a family.