re: #241 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

I do not know how homeless people in Germany register themselves. But the point is, everyone should have a valid universal and free ID that allows them to vote and access social services.

That alone would greatly alter the administrative landscape and make the US a less attractive destination for undocumented aliens.

Everyone in Sweden gets a national ID number within a few days of being born (or of being admitted as a legal resident). Without that ID, you can’t open a bank account, rent an apartment, buy a home, see a doctor, go to school, vote, or (naturally) pay your taxes.