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With all the political wrangling about immigration in Washington, D.C., I’m surprised we haven’t heard more about national ID cards.

Shortly after Sept. 11, 2001, members of the U.S. Congress took up the idea of requiring a national identity card; they did that again just before the 2004 election. But there is news out of the United Kingdom that national ID cards may become mandatory by 2010. And the initial response has been mostly bad, forcing me to ask: Do we even need a national ID card when there are more important security measures we can take?