It isn't cruel, there are legitimate reasons the process is and should be difficult. Document fraud helped the 9/11 attackers get driver's licenses and ID frau

It isn't cruel, there are legitimate reasons the process is and should be difficult. Document fraud helped the 9/11 attackers get driver's licenses and ID fraud is a major part of many other terror attacks and funding. This is also an identity theft vector, and numerous welfare/tax scams are built on multiple and fake identities.