Just don’t be brown. That’ll keep you safe for a couple of years.
Then be white but only ever say nice things about the glorious leader. You’ll be good for another year. Oh, you may need to be a publicly avowed ‘christian’ too.
Then continue to be white and christian, and be sure to be a card carrying, tribute paying member of the party of the glorious leader.
That sounds very patriotic. Thank you!
ICE is not asking people for proof of citizenship. They are pulling up in unmarked vehicles, wearing masks, and grabbing people off the street.
I agree you should make sure you do have proof. But don't expect it to stop armed masked thugs if they roll up for you.
I know it is possible for some people to get a second, valid passport if they travel often enough, so that they can travel when one is being renewed, or if they travel between countries where a visa stamp from some other country might deny them entry.
Maybe "I look brown so ICE may confiscate my passport without due process" can now be a reason to get a second valid passport ....
Elsewhere in a comment someone mentioned Passport Cards. iirc they're only valid for travel to Mexico and Canada, but they are proofs of citizenship, and you can have a card as well as a passport.
Its the passport that also works for domestic air travel now that they banned drivers' licenses.
It does not have your address on it, so its a safer document to use to prove your age.
* banned drivers licenses that don't meet the requirements that have had their implementation date pushed back repeatedly for a decade+. We will do anything and everything but have an actual national ID.
I don't think any drivers licenses count as proof of citizenship though. (Even before, as noted, factoring in that they're not looking.)
Not to discount this helpful and important information but, for the people you're trying to direct this to, I genuinely don't think it matters. This administration has thrown out habeas corpus and due process. And they have done this because a substantial portion of the population voted in favor of kicking people out who don't look like them. It's called Nationalism. And with that comes Fascism.
The core identity of the United States is disintegrating by public opinion. The one thing that brought pride to generations of Americans is being driven out and replaced with the same reasons people had left other countries in favor of the US. It's gut-wrenching.
So, yeah, get your papers but don't let it fool you into believing it protects you.
Hah - also funny to look at "only about 50% of US citizens have a passport" to understand exactly why we've turned into Nationalists.
I think only 50% of people have passports is because most people can't afford to travel and a bunch of them that do just wanted to visit Canada or Mexico
Until 9/11 we could visit Canada and Mexico with a drivers license or birth certificate and 3/4 of the time only the driver has to show theirs and just vouch for the whole car.
We drove through southern Ontario probably 20 times in the more 80s alone.
Which is also why "self deport" is such a scam. Even were it moral to tell anyone to do that, how are they supposed to board a plane to go to another country without passport or visa?
Yeah any citizenship proof would come out of due process. Without it, its just whoever they want to not be a citizen. Fame is about the only thing that might help you.
With no more due process, an ID and proof of citizenship do not matter at all. They're not checking ID's before hauling people away. And given ICE is going around masked and without uniforms there is no way to verify their authority either. I absolutely loath violence to a point, and that tipping point is the safety of the people in my family and community, regardless of their citizenship. If a group of unidentified masked gunman are attempting to kidnap someone, the only truly patriotic American response is to defend their liberty with all necessary force. Given the murder happy training of our law enforcement, that will obviously result in tragic deaths. But that, protecting the people (all the people, not just citizens) from a corrupt government, is the fundamental justification for the 2nd amendment, always has been.
It's going to be pretty hard for people to fight for their rights when their stuck in a prison in El Salvador. With no due process, people will get shipped off before they have a chance to plead their case.
I call BS on 50% of citizens having a passport. No way is it that high.
I don’t know… A LOT of people I know got their passports over the past year or so. Many of them have zero intentions of traveling abroad.
So it could be that high… still 50% seems but plausible if people are doing what a lot of the people I know are doing
I did a search on it. You get different numbers. Some sources say 45% to 50%.
Get this: The filing fee for a Certificate of Citizenship is $1,335.
The advantage of a Certificate of Citizenship over a passport is that it does not expire (I believe this is correct).
The passport fee is $130.
And a passport is only good for ten years. So if you're planning to be around more then 110 years (and not leave the smoldering remnants of the USA), the Certificate of Citizen is the smart money move.
that's much more than ours in EU. are they gold plated?
lol doesn’t matter.
Papers? Do you have papers?
No papers? Enjoy your stay at Camp South Sudan.
Glory to Arstotzka!
What about a “Real ID” drivers license?
While a regular license makes no claim about citizenship, id expect “Real ID” to only be obtainable by citizens
That’s what I was thinking and wondering too
Yet if you’re homeless living in your car you cannot get one which means you cannot go into the social security building
Real ID proves legal presence in general iirc. E.g., permanent residents can get Real IDs
Wait, you don’t have ID cards in the US?
No, the closest thing to an ID card in the US is either a drivers license (which does not prove citizenship, any legal resident can get one) or a Passport (which does require citizenship by review of birth certificate).
Any US citizen who does not have a Passport (or Certificate of Citizenship/Naturalization) has no document proving their citizenship. A very high number of US citizens have no documentation to show their status as citizens.
As others say, ID has always been issued by states and is usually a drivers license, but also
some states explicitly do not ask about immigration status. It’s better to have all drivers licensed and insured than for immigrants to drive unlicensed and uninsured
Interesting, that makes sense. I don’t think it’s possible in my country (France) for foreigners to take their driving test without a valid residence permit.
ID cards are issued by the state, not the federal government.
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