I certainly hope so. The standards of proof of identity and birthplace under this act are substantial and requires 2-3 corroborating pieces of documentation.
We have this now in Georgia and an illegal can’t just come up and say whatever and get a license now. And, they are making EVERYBODY prove this, even to get a renewal of a license long-standing over decades.
I think it’s a good thing, myself.
Most of the people opposed to this thought it was as creating some kind of internal passport. What it was really doing was setting a standard for state ID and proof of identity.
You may be right, however, for us older folks it is quite a daunting project filled with confusing regulations, i.e. a bureaucratic nightmare. My birth cert needs to be reissued, but without a real ID I cannot prove anything. My DD214 is not good enough to prove I was in the mil without a valid birth cert, my SS card is no longer valid and will have to be reissued, and so on.
My mom went through this nightmare a decade ago and since her birth hospital burned down, she could not prove she was a citizen. So she could not fly out to visit me before she suddenly died.
There are likely millions of US citizens who will no longer be officially recognized as such and not permitted to fly or leave the country - I’m sure this list will grow until travel beyond the bounds of one’s home without papers is a criminal offense.