Across the US, people have been carrying their passports amid reports of ICE detaining citizens. Five people explain what living this reality is like

Across the US, people have been carrying their passports amid reports of citizens being detained. Five people explain what living this reality is like

  • FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca
    31·
    16 hours ago

    I’m Canadian. I don’t drive but I have a government ID. I lost it once and didn’t get around to replacing it for like two years. I got along fine without it and was never stopped by police demanding I prove I’m a Canadian citizen. Couldn’t buy liquor though. There was no election during that time and it was before i started using weed. You need ID to drive, board a plane, buy certain products, and vote but you’re not expected or required to carry it everywhere you go.

    • Treczoks@lemmy.world
      2·
      6 hours ago

      You don’t need the ID that often here, either. You need it in conjunction with certain official acts or legal requirements, be it for openng a bank account or voting.

      I only had to show my ID to the police three times in my life. Two times as accompanying ID for the driving licence, and once when I accidentally drove my bike into a locked down high security area through a little known shortcut…

    • umbrellacloud@leminal.space
      12·
      4 hours ago

      You have provinces, not States. Is there a reason I am unaware of that you would have an ID for your province rather than just for Canada?

      … dude.

      …do you know what a State is, from an American context?

        • umbrellacloud@leminal.space
          12·
          3 hours ago

          OK. I will help you, by asking clarifying questions which will help you help yourself.

          Why would Americans be concerned that a federal ID is now more valid than a State ID?

          What does Statehood mean to Americans?

          What are the qualifications for a US citiczen to aquire a federal ID and how accessible is it for the average American to aquire one?

          • FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca
            1·
            1 hour ago

            I was responding to a comment that claimed people in other countries need to carry ID everywhere and it’s considered normal. I was saying that in Canada, no we do not need to carry ID everywhere to prove our citizenship. It is, in fact, bad and alarming that Americans are starting to need ID to prove their citizenship under threat of being kidnapped by federal agents. I don’t know how your questions are supposed to be relevant to that point