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0 pointstomaytotomato6mo ago0 comments

You just cherry picked two examples which are not issues in other countries with ID cards.

ID cards can prove who is an illegal immigrant or not, and with the current atmosphere. I want to know and be confident that we can check people's status efficiently and correctly who's here.

Sure there might be some small process mishaps but for the safety of the nation, it is worth it.

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arethuza6mo ago

"but for the safety of the nation, it is worth it"

That's a pretty chilling phrase.

lyu072826mo ago

UK politics is very simple: People have a lot of economic grievances and they are frustrated. People are made to believe that the source of their problems are immigrants/non-white people. So for a lot of people in the UK, anything against immigrants, even more drastic measures, are worth it and it makes the government appear to do something about their problems. Nothing ever really gets better of course, but they have no way to think about it any other way.

HK-NC6mo ago

Fair to add that, despite every winning party promising reduced immigration on some level, and everyone that wanted to remain in the EU rightfully annoyed that Brexiters were simply voting because of migration, nobody in power has ever given the people what they want in this regard.

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the_other6mo ago

I don't think you mean "for the safety of the Nation". I think you mean "for my piece of mind my business is unlikely to get caught in a sting operation".

pjc506mo ago

Everyone knows that none of the countries with mandatory ID have any illegal immigrants, right?

(sarcasm, obviously)

mytailorisrich6mo ago

I did not cherry-pick anything.

Anyone who is a legal immigrant can easily prove it and must prove it to live and work in the country. So what does that make anyone who cannot prove it?

The point is that digital IDs make no difference to illegal immigration, as can also be seen in countries that do have ID cards...

boomskats6mo ago

> Sure there might be some small process mishaps but for the safety of the nation, it is worth it.

Just like that database that recognises your face and links it to your pornhub preferences is worth it, for the safety of the children?

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