Chris Goodman

Hampshire UK

Retired

Federal approved ID cards are to be introduced in the US within 3 years for all residents and workers. As it is un fortunately sensible and necessary, albeit disliked, to be able to prove identity in this day and age, perhaps it would be wise for the Government department concerned with producing the UK ID card to endeavour some large degree of compatability with the US card.
I know this will bring forth a lot of nationalistic jingoes but as a matter of common sense and benefits for travellers it would seem a sensible procedure. Even more sensible would be for a common compatability across the EC and US but here the anti-America sentiment would likely prevail.
It would perhaps be sensible if those involved in such matters were themselves international travellers.