, and Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., is not convinced Americans are ready.
The main concern of Peters and his colleagues stems from their belief that travelers are not well informed regarding the Real ID deadline, and that DHS does not plan on extending it. According to the letter, only 27% of Americans have been issued compliant IDs, and 43% don’t know about the deadline.
Oregon is definitely not ready and we can’t even start getting them until JULY 6th. Would be issuing 32 licenses per second each business day from then until deadline. We’ve been advised by the state (!) to get passports instead.
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We can't get real ID because the agency that is suppose to issue the IDs isn't capable of delivering it. ID that will be issued per day = Total no. of people to get ID ÷ days remaining before implementation Enough manpower, machines and ID cards should be allocated properly.
Hey DHSgov and TSA -what if we all wore the gold stars pinned to our jackets? Or maybe we could have our Drivers License numbers tattooed on out forearms? Would that put the starch in your brown shirts?
Plenty of time to tinker and improve it by the time the election comes around.