EDITORIAL: Identification law just creates headaches
An Iowa House proposal would require everyone who works in Iowa to obtain either an Iowa's driver's license or a state-issued identification card. The legislation's proponents claim it will curb the employment of undocumented workers. In reality, it will cause a bureaucratic headache that doesn't help with the already-lax enforcement of such laws, and it will be a hassle to plenty of law-abiding, taxpaying workers.