Fixing America’s identification system
Boib Sullivan from MSNBC brings up America’s document problem. While simplifying the identification system, Americans are relying on easy-to-forge documents and numbers to authenticate themselves, and this brings up to the rise of identity theft.
There is little disagreement among experts that America’s identification systems are in shambles. Corruption, including the sale of forged documents by inside employees, is rampant. Driver’s licenses are easy to fake; motor vehicle agencies easy to fool. Passports and visas, both those issued by the United States and those by foreign countries, cannot be trusted. Whether screening airplane passengers, providing medical treatment, or trying to guard the border, experts agree: Today, there is no reliable way to identify people.