National ID Trojan horse disguised as immigration reform.(Insider Report)(Real ID Act of 2005 (Draft))

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a national ID bill on February 10 that the bill's sponsors claim is an important victory for immigration reform and secure borders. However, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, one of eight House Republicans who voted against the measure, says the legislation is a Trojan horse. "The bill does nothing to address immigration policy, ... nor does it propose deporting a single illegal alien already in our country," notes Rep. Paul. "It does nothing to address the porous border between the U.S. and Mexico, which is the fundamental problem. In reality, the bill is a Trojan horse. It pretends to offer desperately needed border control in order to con a credulous Congress into sacrificing more of our constitutionally protected liberty."

Congressman Paul warns that the legislation, known as The Real ID Act (H.R. 418), would enact another enormous shift of power from states to the federal government as well as greatly impact the personal freedoms of individual citizens. "Supporters claim the national ID scheme is voluntary," said Rep. Paul. "However, any state that opts out will automatically make non-persons out of its citizens. The citizens of that state will be unable to have any dealings with the federal government because their ID will not be ...