Papers Please

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Well we have just returned from 6 weeks in Europe.

One of the things that we did there was, at all times, maintain identification on our persons including passports. On several occasions we were asked to produce them. For example we bought a cell phone and were required to show a passport.

Twice when we were being stopped for possible traffic violations (one warning, one fine) we had to show who we were. Papers Please! As Rachel Maddow would say in her imitation Nazi voice. Thank God the ACLU is working to prevent that kind of police state activity in Arizona.

Seriously, I did not feel at all put out that those countries felt that they had a right to expect me to stand and identify myself as a legal resident.

I agree with them and I think we should exercise the same right with respect to anyone seeking employment in this country. That would, of course, require everyone (including citizens) to demonstrate legal status when applying for work.
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