::shrug:: I personally feel more threatened by uninsured drivers. But you are confusing two issues. Yes, there are illegal immigrants and this is a security issue. Yes, there are securiy issues involving ID. Solving one does not solve the other.
Dana On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 11:29:57 -0800 (PST), Sam Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 9/11 Report Urges Driver's License Reform > > Contrary to the claims of many in Congress who say the > issue of driver's license reform is an immigration > issue that has nothing to do with the 9/11 Commission > recommendations, the Commission report specifically > urges new federal standards for driver's licenses. > > On page 390 the Commission report states: > > <report_quote>Recommendation: Secure identification > should begin in the United States. The federal > government should set standards for the issuance of > birth certificates and sources of identification, such > as drivers licenses. Fraud in identification documents > is no longer just a problem of theft. At many entry > points to vulnerable facilities, including gates for > boarding aircraft, sources of identification are the > last opportunity to ensure that people are who they > say they are and to check whether they are terrorists. > </report_quote> > > The driver's license recommendation follows a section > that urges tighter identification standards to enable > more complete tracking of illegal immigrants: > > <report_quote>It is elemental to border security to > know who is coming into the country. Today more than 9 > million people are in the United States outside the > legal immigration system. ... All but one of the 9/11 > hijackers acquired some form of U.S. identification > document, some by fraud. Acquisition of these forms of > identification would have assisted them in boarding > commercial flights, renting cars, and other necessary > activities. </report_quote> > > Despite the clear and specific language, supporters of > the current intelligence reform legislation continue > to insist that illegal immigration be treated as a > separate issue. > > "The problem on 9/11 was not an immigration problem," > Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who represents a lower Manhattan > district near Ground Zero, told WWRL Radio's Steve > Malzberg and Karen Hunter on Tuesday. "This particular > bill was designed to respond to that intelligence > failure in the recommendations of the 9/11 > Commission." > > Apparently oblivious to the portion of the 9/11 > Commission findings that deals specifically with the > issue of driver's licenses, Maloney said the topic > "was not in the 9/11 Commission report." > > http://newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/12/7/94502.shtml > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - RUWebby http://www.ruwebby.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:139092 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
