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New SF ID cards for residents - whether in the country legally or not
Wyatt Buchanan, Chronicle Staff Writer
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
(11-13) 15:56 PST San Francisco - --
The Board of Supervisors voted today to make San Francisco the largest U.S. city to issue municipal identification cards to its residents, regardless of whether or not they are in the country legally.
Supervisor Tom Ammiano, the legislation's author, said the availability of identification cards is a smart public safety measure because it would make residents living on the social margins of San Francisco more likely to seek the help of police and could give them more access to banking services.
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The legislation would require companies doing business with San Francisco to accept the municipal card as a legitimate form of identification - except in cases where other state and federal laws require other forms of proof of age, name and residence.
Under San Francisco's sanctuary ordinance, it already is city policy that no municipal government personnel or resources may be used to assist federal immigration officials in the arrest and deportation of illegal immigrants.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...BP5H.DTL&tsp=1
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