[usa] id juggernaut now begins its roll on the other side of the pond

The House and Senate moved Wednesday toward a piecemeal crackdown on illegal immigration, pushing forward separate bills to require photo identification to vote, build vast fences along the U.S.-Mexico border and speed the deportation of undocumented workers. The measures would take the place of President Bush's far broader rewrite of the nation's immigration laws. for now. Thin edge of the wedge. Here it is finally – the first step towards the biometric chip in the right hand and only time will show if this is either adrift of reality, correct or both.