REAL ID Act and Secure Identification
"The 9/11 Commission recommended that the U.S. improve its system for issuing identification documents, urging the federal government to set standards for the issuance of sources of identification. In 2005, Congress passed a law implementing the Commission’s recommendations – a law that included several provisions of the Drivers' License Compact, a voluntary state standard endorsed by more than 45 states."
"As long as proof of lawful presence in the United States is not required of drivers license or non-driver ID applicants, anyone can take advantage of those vulnerabilities. In addition to terrorists, criminals of all kinds — identity thieves, counterfeiters, deadbeat dads, even underage teens seeking IDs to drink and drive — also use multiple IDs to hide their true identity from the law. . .With REAL ID, drivers license identity theft will be much more difficult because more secure IDs will verify ID information before a DL/ID is issued and because the cards themselves will become more tamper-resistant and make it easier for law enforcement to determine fakes."- Janice Kephart, Director of National Security Policy at CIS
Janice Kephart Discusses Massachusetts Driver's License Issuance to Illegal Aliens (FOX Boston - 4/6/12)
Janice Kephart, the Center's Director of National Security Policy, was interviewed by FOX Boston on April 6, 2012 regarding the Massachusetts' RMV issuing Driver's Licenses to illegal aliens.
Janice Kephart Discusses Why TSA is not Checking IDs (The Daily - 4/2/12)
View the full report from The Daily.Janice Kephart, the Center's Director of National Security Policy, was interviewed by The Daily on April 2, 2012 regarding Driver's Licenses and national security policy.