[Dat Mon]

Although this is going to be required for all government workers and contractors, I think it makes sense to require this type of ID for ALL guests to this country.

Note the use of photo ID ALONG with expandible biometric data.

Any guest worker bill which does not have provisions for this type of security device, paid for by the participating companies is not going far enough in security, IMHO.

[buffyt]

Big Brother
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Here it comes.

[JustAnotherSavage]

" I think it makes sense to require this type of ID for ALL guests to this country."

Agreed. The green cards they issue are to too many criminals, gangs, etc. and there are too many forged ones out there.

[lnbchip]

I am a stauch supporter of the guest worker legislation. However, I am also in absolute agreement with you on the use of this type of technology for identification. It only makes sense to me to use the guest worker legislation to get a handle on who exactly is now here working in the US. And even more important, use this opportunity to use biometric data to put a big dent in the blackmarket ID economy and have a great record from here forward of who these people are.

[Tacis]

The regulations also have to be written in Spanish so the river swimming, criminal Mexican illegal aliens can begin forging their own cards.

It got very little notice in the old-timey media but Dallas, Texas seized material at 15 document forging locations over the weekend that turned out BEAUTIFUL fakes of Texas and California drivers' licenses and Social Security cards. One of the Hispanic types that ran one of the businesses and who appeared on the local news claimed that he had no idea that there was anything wrong with selling these documents. The police arrested NO ONE but are evaluating whether arrests will be made.

Why would a criminal Mexican alien need three to five different sets of ID?

Some left wing judge will rule that ASKING for ID from some one who LOOKS Hispanic is racial profiling or some such nonsense. What is wrong with W on this; what motivates his truely dumb position on defending the border?

[Unknown Freeper]

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[expatpat]

Now you've done it! You'll bring out all the tinfoil folks, now.

[AFreeBird]

Any guest worker bill which does not have provisions for this type of security device, paid for by the participating companies is not going far enough in security,

Of course it won't be enough. In order for your guest working ID to truely work, you'd have to be able to cross check against ALL natural born and naturalized citizens.

National ID coming to a person near you.

[sergeantdave]

And how long will it be before bureaucrats demand all citizens carry federally approved IDs before entering federal buildings, before going to federal parks and before receiving federal benefits like SS, federal loans or college grants?

Do I need to tell the sliced salami or boiling frog story?

This is the first step to a National ID program, a fascist internal passport to be presented under penalty of law.

[steve-b]

A standardized ID should be about the size of a paperback book. This has several operational advantages (e.g. it allows a good photo), and prevents mission creep (it's bulky enough to be taken out only for occasions where there is a legitimate need for requiring secure ID, such as voting, but would not be routinely carried and thus could not be used in ways that presume routine carry).