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There was definitely some standardized data exchange stuff involved though I never dove into the details. REAL ID effectively does as a federal ID, albeit in a
by ghaff 2y ago
There was definitely some standardized data exchange stuff involved though I never dove into the details. REAL ID effectively does as a federal ID, albeit in a somewhat more politically palatable way in a country where a lot of people have an aversion to federal IDs and databases at least as they relate to domestic travel.
- srockets 2y agoIf I read the legislation correctly, states are required to check the relevant federal databases to validate status of non-citizens (if you provide a document attesting citizenship, that check needn't be performed), and the social security numbers of anyone providing it. I don't know if the immigration status checks are tracked, but the social security number checks are, as part of the check is to verify no cross-state usage of the same number for different identities.