I have always been unable to understand the resistance in the UK to having ID cards. Listening to the News this morning and the never ending fracas about the EU Referéndum, I fell to thinking about how they would impact on the situation regarding Immigration. I totally understand how for the majority of the "man in the Street" views Immigration as probably the most likely factor to determine how they will vote,yet the introduction of ID cards which would probably make a considerable difference regarding immigrants is strongly resisted whenever the subject is raised.
I have explained on here before that to live here for more than 6 months of the year, you are required to apply for Residency, and what the criteria for that is, so I won't bore you by repeating it, The actual Residencia used to be in the form of a credit card type document bearing your photo and ID number, plus an expiry date if relevant. That was replaced by the "Green Certificate" a few years back, which does not include your photo, and as such is a bit of a nonsense. There have been many campaigns for this to be abolished and the old system of the card restored, simply because people found it so useful. Driving Licences here have always included a photo and your ID number, as do health cards, so we have several forms of ID about our persons all the time. Of course this was a novelty for us when we first moved here, but I now would not want to be without ID documents, as they are so useful in many different situations. Even if you choose to live here for less than the six months per year, you are required to have an ID number - called the National Identity Number for Foreigners, regardless of whether you own or are renting a property, apart from anything else you cannot Access things like an Electricity supply or land line telephone without one. In effect, anyone in residence here needs to have an ID number at the very least. I am not suggesting that this totally controls immigration, but it must go some way towards it., even though there will always be people everywhere who choose to live "below the radar".
How do you feel about having to carry a form of ID documentation?
Identification Cards.
I have explained on here before that to live here for more than 6 months of the year, you are required to apply for Residency, and what the criteria for that is, so I won't bore you by repeating it, The actual Residencia used to be in the form of a credit card type document bearing your photo and ID number, plus an expiry date if relevant. That was replaced by the "Green Certificate" a few years back, which does not include your photo, and as such is a bit of a nonsense. There have been many campaigns for this to be abolished and the old system of the card restored, simply because people found it so useful. Driving Licences here have always included a photo and your ID number, as do health cards, so we have several forms of ID about our persons all the time. Of course this was a novelty for us when we first moved here, but I now would not want to be without ID documents, as they are so useful in many different situations. Even if you choose to live here for less than the six months per year, you are required to have an ID number - called the National Identity Number for Foreigners, regardless of whether you own or are renting a property, apart from anything else you cannot Access things like an Electricity supply or land line telephone without one. In effect, anyone in residence here needs to have an ID number at the very least. I am not suggesting that this totally controls immigration, but it must go some way towards it., even though there will always be people everywhere who choose to live "below the radar".
How do you feel about having to carry a form of ID documentation?
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