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===New Haven, Connecticut=== |
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The Elm City Resident Card is an ID card used in [[New Haven]], [[Connecticut]] in the [[United States]]. The card was originally designed to protect the estimated 10,000 to 15,000 [[illegal immigrant]]s in New Haven<ref name="this-summer">{{cite news |
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| title = This Summer’s Surprise Hit: An Elm City ID |
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| publisher = [[NYT]] |
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| date = 16 September 2007 |
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| url = http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/16/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/16peoplect.html?scp=1&sq=Elm%20City%20Resident%20Card%20&st=cse |
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</ref> from being robbed or assaulted. All city residents can receive the card, which serves as a form of identification, [[debit card]] with a capacity of $150, [[library card]], and a way to pay for [[parking meter]]s. The cards were first issued in July 2007, and were the first [[municipal identification card]]s issued in the [[United States]]<ref name="cities-debate">{{cite news |
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| title = Cities debate local ID cards nationwide |
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| publisher = [[Yale Daily News]] |
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| date = 14 November 2007 |
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| url = http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/22431 |
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</ref>. The card costs [[United States dollar|$]]5 for children or $10 for adults. <ref name="city-id-plan-approved">{{cite news |
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| title = City ID Plan Approved |
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| publisher = [[New Haven Independent]] |
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| date = 5 June 2007 |
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| url = http://newhavenindependent.org/archives/2007/06/city_id_plan_ap.php |
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===San Francisco, California=== |
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In November 2007, the [[San Francisco]], [[California]] voted to issue municipal ID cards, regardless of immigration status.<ref name="sf-supervisors">{{cite news |
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| title = S.F. supervisors approve ID cards for residents |
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| publisher = [[San Francisco Chronicle]] |
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| date = 14 November 2007 |
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| url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/14/BAB9TBP5H.DTL&tsp=1 |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 18:19, 17 February 2009
In the United States, a municipal identification card is a form of identification card issued by a municipality rather than a state or federal government. Under federal law, cities may issue their own identification cards as they see fit, and do not have to consider the immigration or criminal status of an applicant before doing so [1]. New Haven, Connecticut issued the first municipal identification cards in the United States, the Elm City Resident Card in 2007. Municipal identification cards have also been issued in San Fransisco. [2].
United States
New Haven, Connecticut
The Elm City Resident Card is an ID card used in New Haven, Connecticut in the United States. The card was originally designed to protect the estimated 10,000 to 15,000 illegal immigrants in New Haven[3] from being robbed or assaulted. All city residents can receive the card, which serves as a form of identification, debit card with a capacity of $150, library card, and a way to pay for parking meters. The cards were first issued in July 2007, and were the first municipal identification cards issued in the United States[2]. The card costs $5 for children or $10 for adults. [4]
San Francisco, California
In November 2007, the San Francisco, California voted to issue municipal ID cards, regardless of immigration status.[5]
References
- ^ "A City to Model" (PDF). Junta for Progressive Action and Unidad Latina en Accion. October 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
- ^ a b Yu, Lea (14 November 2007). "Cities debate local ID cards nationwide". Yale Daily News. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
- ^ Holtz, Jeff (16 September 2007). "This Summer's Surprise Hit: An Elm City ID". NYT. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
- ^ Bailey, Melissa (5 June 2007). "City ID Plan Approved". New Haven Independent. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
- ^ Buchanan, Wyatt (14 November 2007). "S.F. supervisors approve ID cards for residents". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
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