Florida Driver's Licenses Rank High in REAL ID Compliance
Florida is among the states with the strongest REAL ID standards for driver's licenses, a new study shows.
The Center for Immigration Studies released its second comprehensive assessment of the status of secure driver's license standards this week. The report fills a void left by the Department of Homeland Security, which has been silent on the implementation of state license standards in the REAL ID Act of 2005.
The report concludes that by the deadline of Jan. 13, 2013, 36 of the 56 jurisdictions (50 states, Washington D.C., and the five island territories) will be substantially or materially or fully compliant with REAL ID, even if there remains a wide gap between the strongest of state systems and the weakest.
The assessment by Janice Kephart, former 9/11 Commission counsel, covers state driver's license improvements in line with the REAL ID Act, including: overall compliance, production of tamper-resistant cards, verifying and protecting identity before and after issuance, secure card production and federal funding.
The chart here shows Florida in full or partial compliance in all categories.
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11:57PM FEB 26TH 2012
iT IS IRONIC WE HAVE A STRONG REAL ID PROGRAM AND NO E-VERIFY....MAKES NO SENSE......WELL IT DOES......IT SHOWS THE LEADERS IN TALLAHASSEE HAVE BEEN BOUGHT OFF BY CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIEN EMPLOYERS
12:59PM FEB 23RD 2012
REAL ID has been the most effective legislation against illegal immigration in perhaps 1-2 decades. Thanks to CIS and Janice Kephart for the report. Thanks to SSN for reporting on REAL ID. Thanks to FL Legislature for enacting a strong REAL ID bill and also for stopping weakening proposals that have been recently suggested by paranoid Libertarians.
Dave Caulkett, VP, flimen.org
Dave Caulkett, VP, flimen.org
2:46PM FEB 22ND 2012
Yes, indeed, Florida has been a leader in driver license security for quite a while, in part because the 9/11 pilots obtained more than one DL in Florida prior to 9/11. Floridians identity is safer-- at least at the DMV counter-- as a result of the measures Florida has taken to comply with REAL ID.
10:51AM FEB 22ND 2012
Which is why it makes no sense not to use e-verify. Of course this statement will bring on the crazies and those who want to allow slave labor in Florida.
