Thread: Visitors to the US - Visas and fingerprinting - Part 2
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Old 02-04-2004, 23:56   #10
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Re: Visitors to the US - Visas and fingerprinting - Part 2
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Originally Posted by Graham
(Oh gods, I *really* don't want to start off the ID card threads again, but I *have* to ask this...)

Then why are you "glad" that the ID card scheme is back? How is that going to make you feel safer?



And how are ID cards going to protect you there?

Personally I hope that we have another asylum/ immigration scandal in the near future that makes Blunkett's tenure as Home Secretary completely untenable so that he's forced to resign which means we're going to be *much* less likely to get an ID card scheme foisted on us.
They might not, but I like to think that if they can get a decent scheme going, then people won't be able to sneak into the country illegally, benefit from being here while not paying into society or move around as easily if they intend to do certain things. I also think that if they can combine various bits of info such as NI card, driving licence, passport, NHS card etc on a single card it'll be easier for people and more cost efficient in the future.
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