By Staff
WASHINGTON – During a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Tuesday, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., secured a commitment from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to meet with Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land during his upcoming trip to Michigan regarding her proposal to streamline new federal ID requirements for border crossings with state-issued drivers' licenses.
Land proposes a dual-purpose driver's license/personal identification card that would combine the convenience and familiarity of a license with the secure technology of a passport.
Such a document would harmonize the requirements of Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) and REAL ID in one identification card.