TESTER. and BAUCUS. to repeal the unworkable REAL ID and replace it with a more realistic process to secure identification cards and drivers licenses. As such. I am deeply concerned about the provisions in the immigration bill that would mandate REAL ID given the fact that 15 States have passed legislation rejecting REAL ID. Under the immigration bill. every employee in America must present a REAL IDcompliant drivers license by 2013 to begin a new job. This. of course. is problematic as it is unfair to employees and States that have rejected REAL ID. It is also impossible for States to implement REAL ID by the year 2013. In testimony before the Senate Oversight of Government Management Subcommittee in March. the National Governors Association and the National Conference of State Legislatures. in addition to the mayor of the city and county of Honolulu. called for a 10year reenrollment period. The 5year period contemplated by the REAL ID proposed regulations. as well as by the immigration bill before the Senate now. is part of what is contributing to the $23 billion unfunded mandate in the States. Moreover. given the numerous problems with REAL ID. expanding the official uses of this card to the employment context will only make the card more attractive for counterfeiting and misuse. With the vast amount of personally identifiable information to be stored on the REAL ID card.
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