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May. 1st, 2010 03:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hnpccI've been following the new "anti-illegal worker" legislation in Arizona with some degree of interest.
What I don't get is how you're supposed to prove your citizenship. Presumably all people living in Arizona will now need to carry their passport or birth certificate/naturalisation certificate at all times, because I can't see any other way of doing it. I was thinking about this up in Queensland - I had absolutely nothing on me to prove I was an Australian citizen. A drivers licence doesn't give citizenship information, and bank details only prove I have a bank account here.
(Yes I know the police are supposed to only pull over people who they "justifiably" believe to be illegal workers, but seriously - try pissing them off and see how fast someone pulls that one. Couple of hours in jail while you phone someone to get your birth certificate will teach you to be mouthy.)
So obviously the next logical step would be for Arizona to legislate for a mandatory ID card - it's smaller than a passport for starters, and will fit nicely into your wallet. For some reason I don't see that going down well in Arizona.
What I don't get is how you're supposed to prove your citizenship. Presumably all people living in Arizona will now need to carry their passport or birth certificate/naturalisation certificate at all times, because I can't see any other way of doing it. I was thinking about this up in Queensland - I had absolutely nothing on me to prove I was an Australian citizen. A drivers licence doesn't give citizenship information, and bank details only prove I have a bank account here.
(Yes I know the police are supposed to only pull over people who they "justifiably" believe to be illegal workers, but seriously - try pissing them off and see how fast someone pulls that one. Couple of hours in jail while you phone someone to get your birth certificate will teach you to be mouthy.)
So obviously the next logical step would be for Arizona to legislate for a mandatory ID card - it's smaller than a passport for starters, and will fit nicely into your wallet. For some reason I don't see that going down well in Arizona.
