Originally Posted by Rochard

I fail to understand why this is even open to discussion. Any time I have contact with the local police the first thing they do is establish who I am - by checking my ID. If I am unable to verify who I say I am, handcuffs should be put around my wrists until I do so. The last time I had contact with the was police was when my wife set off the house alarm as she was leaving the house; I just happened to come home a few moments later not knowing the alarm had been set off. The cops wouldn't even discuss the weather with me until I produced ID. This is the way law enforcement works.

Any time police come into contact with a non us citizen, they should be required to produce proper ID. The only proper ID is a passport, being as a local DL from the UK or France or Mexico has no legal value in the US. Without a passport, they should get cuffs thrown on them until their ID is confirmed and then it is confirmed they are in the country legally.

If I visit France and I come into contact with the police, my California DL is worthless to them.