I think the horse has already bolted. Immigration problems have been at the forefront of this nation for years. ID cards will not solve anything, I fear thatit is a remedy to something that is unfixable.
In light of the current mishaps with regards to losing important data, the nations distrust in a move to integrate ID cards in to our society is well founded.
I for one would not like to have all of my personal data stored on a card and computer database. Crackers these days are very clever, and the possibility of them fraudulently obtaining and using this data is a real one.
Am I for the ID cards?
You might be surprised after reading that to hear that I AM.
However, I think that they should only be issued to people who are form outside the state, and not as a tester to implement them to every national in the future. Then again, it is not the people that enter legally into our country that is the problem. It is the ones that enter and then disappear. I fear that even if the cards are issued, people will still find a way to enter into this country and effectively disappear. ID cards will be useless against this kind of entry.