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Fake nation: On the border (2nd in a 4-part series)
Meredith Aska McBride | Wed, Feb 20th, 2008 | Category: Report | Tags: meredith aska mcbride, los angeles, fake id, fake nation, macarthur park, social liminality, big brother, civil liberties, real id, 9/11 | 0
There’s a lot of overlap at the margins of legality and respectability. A college kid’s fake ID lives in this zone—illegal for now, but not as sketchy as it could be given that its owner will legitimately be able to drink in a few years. But college kids aren’t the fake-ID owners law enforcement is especially worried about.
As technology continues to improve, it’s getting easier and easier for illegal immigrants to get not just fake drivers’ licenses but also fake Social Security…
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