ID card drive aims to draw Elis
Despite the Elm City Resident Card’s rather controversial history, there were no protesters at today’s ID registration in Dwight Hall.
Introduced in July 2007, the Elm City Resident Card was designed to give all New Haven residents a form of identification, regardless of immigration status. Over 7,370 New Haven residents, of which about 800 are Yalies, are members. Though the ID itself has been a controversial subject in the past, the first day of a two-day registration period passed uneventfully.
Since its establishment, city officials have worked to enhance the card’s...
who is this guy?
Really ironic how, in today's YDN, we see both an article about an illegal immigrant who killed a U.S. citizen and an article on how Yalies (including, apparently ALL THREE candidates for Ward 1 Alderman) all stand behind the New Haven ID card.
Hey, I've got an idea. Let's make sure nobody without immigration documents has any official means of identifying themselves. No cards for you! I bet that'll help get people to report crimes, call the police or fire department, and otherwise do what is needed to protect our community from actual criminals. Plus, we wouldn't want immigrants to feel like they are an accepted part of our community in New Haven -- that would probably turn them into terrorists. Or something.
I note that there was no mention of the possibility that the ID Card also attracts criminals from third world countries.
Nor, does it mention the fact that the New Haven ID Card is in clear violation of the U.S. law which proposes criminal penalities for anyone who induces an illegal alien to come into the United States, reside in the United States or work in the United States.
In short, those signing up for this card become part of a larger criminal effort on the part of its sponsors to violate U.S. law.
One of the side effects, of course, is to invite illegals that perpetrate violent acts against American citizens.
paul streitz
ct citizens for immigration control