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by val314159 1744 days ago
you think the government doesn't have a list of its citizens? I'm sure they have something like a social security number.
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There is a National ID Number for everyone with Salvadoran Nationality 18 and older. And also a Tax ID that anyone can apply for.
As someone from Latin America, it's funny to read about Americans' struggle for a countrywide ID and the sense of government control/ freedom.

Here in Mexico the government has our biometrics, there's a national election ID, SSN and a unique "clave de población " .