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Highly recommend this document for social workers in Michigan

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Real ID laws impacting homeless individuals

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-9/11 & fraudulent identification

-Many states responded to 9/11 with proposing laws that make it extremely hard to acquire a state-issued driver’s license or identification card

-In 2003, approximately 117 state bills were considered and the intentions were to restrict access to driver’s licenses (National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, 2004)

-In order to receive ID you must have vital documents & proof of residency

-2015 No-Fee state identification card policy

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o   No local or civilian movement identified

o   Social Media new role in social movements

o   Collective anit-terrorism/ anti-Islam ideology

o   Pushed legislature

o   Structural strain

o   Does not mean EVERYBODY agrees

o   Collective behavior

o   Builds social supports for Presidential candidate or party

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· Socially conservative

o Race and religion based

- 9/11  terrorist attack

- Security of the nation

· Economically conservative

o Based on “deservedness” of the individual (THIS IS AMERICA! Mentality)

o Way to prevent “undeserving” or “illegal” individuals from access to resources
o “Require asylum applicants to prove that race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion was or will be (if removed) the central reason for their persecution” (2005).

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o   Passed in 2005 by Congress

o   President Bush not Presidential candidate

o   Protecting nation

o   Protecting political party

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-First ID & renewal of ID's costs the individual $10

-No ID means no governmental aid, housing opportunities or employment opportunities.

-Fees to obtain legal documents

-Without ID the current circumstances (pandemic) could mean lack of medical attention

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Our poster analyzes the Real ID Act that passed in 2005 after the tragedy of 9/11. This policy attempted to solve the social problem of Americans lacking secure identification. The policy encouraged states to upgrade the security features on their driver's license, essentially making those documents a national identity card.

When implementing this policy, many homeless individuals suffered.

Scope~A total of 10.7% of clients lacked photo identification. Many of the providers indicated that they require an ID to access their services, including emergency shelters and food pantries.

Social Consequence~No vital documents means no ID. No ID means no governmental aid, employment opportunities, housing opportunities, and sometimes no emergency shelters. Homeless individuals get harassed by the police for not having any form of identification.

Major Causes~
1. Money
2. Difficult to provide legal documents (lost, fire, moved)
3. Transportation