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Is It About Time for a National Identification Card?

By immigrationprof

The L.A. Times reports that “[a] `forgery-proof’ worker ID card, secured with biometric data such as fingerprints, is a favored idea of the new chairman of the Senate immigration subcommittee, Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.).”  This is sure to stir up controversy.  A national identification card has been suggested in the past.  Is it a part of the comprehensive immigration reform that the nation needs?

KJ