Changes coming to REAL ID Act

Changes might be coming to the REAL ID program. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano recently said she plans to scale back portions of the law. Cynthia Wong...

Changes might be coming to the REAL ID program.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano recently said she plans to scale back portions of the law.

Cynthia Wong is the Plesser Fellow at the Center for Democracy and Technology.

She tells us more about why her group thinks DHS’s plan to re-work the law is a good thing.

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