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Default Federal Administration Becomes Even More Obtrusive, "Boater ID"

On Oct 31, 9:07?am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:58:37 -0700, Chuck Gould

wrote:
secondly there is no workable way to
sort out who is a legal resident and who is not.


In a sense.

I don't know what you do, but when we rent, positive identification, a
credit check, valid bank account and positive work history are all
part of qualifying to rent one of ours.

While it dosen't keep one from renting to immigrants, legal or
otherwise, it cuts down on the possibility.


We check ID, verify employment, and run a credit check as well.
It's possible to get a driver's license without being a citizen, most
of the illegals have a job of some kind, and it's pretty easy to
qualify for many types of credit. It would be tough for a guy who just
sneaked over the border last week to have enough stuff together, but
pretty easy for somebody who came across last year to have as many
credentials as a freshly graduated college student.