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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
There are too many logs in others' eyes. Right now, the Mexican consulates are already issuing consular IDs without a central database to ensure that applicants aren't getting more than one ID apiece. That's happening in New York and elsewhere.
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I agree, but i think this is a good argument for tighter security vis-a-vis approved ID, not for a lessening.
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I'm a little unclear on how a person's state driver's license status compromises national security. It's not used as effective proof of citizenship, and to the extent it is used as a form of ID, a terrorist is far more likely to forge an ID than walk into a government agency and present false papers.
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I think the DL is the first step in the construction of an identity. Apparently this was the case for several of the 9/11 people, and for quite a few others picked up on suspicion (whatever that means) since. I don't know the details, but it is my impression that those who know about things like sneaking into and staying in this country view the license-for-illegals issue quite seriously.
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Perhaps you can direct me to a cogent statement of the opposition view? As a Californian, I can say it never got beyond the "What have they done to earn a driver's license?" jingoism. You can thank the foreshortened recall campaign for the lack of intelligent debate.
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Try this:
http://www.nationalreview.com/lowry/lowry091503.asp
(It's Rich Lowry, editor of NR. While you may decry his leanings, he does tend to get his facts right.)
