How will DMV employees decide who gets which kind of license?
REAL ID imposes extensive documentation requirements on everyone who applies for a license. Every citizen must prove that he or she is entitled to a tier-one license. This means that DMV officials must review and verify many kinds of documentation and use their judgment and discretion to determine who qualifies as a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident. Citizens and legal permanent residents who look, sound, or seem “foreign” to a DMV employee will be scrutinized with suspicion, may be required to submit additional proof, and might even have their documents confiscated as fraudulent or invalid.
