"Geoffrey W. Schultz" wrote
...... Sounds like a prudent measure to me. You can just
imagine the heat that Immigrations would be under if a terrorist crossed
the boarder using a birth certificate and a license.

Only one flaw in that logic. What does it take to get a passport? Why a
birth certificate and apicture ID (license) of course.

BTW my grandmother ran a boarding house - crossing one of her boarders could
get you shot.