[pathseeker]

Here is your comment:

>First of all, an ID doesn't need to have anything to do with citizenship

Here is the comment further up that this comment is in the context of:

>It amazes me that there is no authentication provided by governments in the US to citizens.

Do you see why we are talking about citizenship now? Especially when much of the discussion is revolving around voting as well, which does require a certain citizenship status.

[vinay427]

The discussion was about unemployment benefits, which in most every case is not limited to US citizens. I believe that when the person who you quoted used the term "citizens," they meant it in a looser sense to refer to people eligible for unemployment benefits, which is what I responded to. Citizenship is also not sufficient proof to receive benefits, so I'm unclear why we're trying to add another confounding factor when states already have a (less than comprehensive) system for tracking residency that can be adapted.