Increasing worries over homeland security and protection have spawned many debates about preventative measures. The upcoming presidential election and current events have made us familiar with some of the most popular ones – airline security measures like liquids bans and a fence along the US-Mexico border, for instance. But, Indiana representative Mark Souder says that one of the most important security measures the United States can have is the ability to track and record biometric information – not just for visitors into the country, but for normal ID cards like drivers licenses, and that security of our ID cards is intrinsically linked to the security of the country.

Representative Mark Souder is convinced that incorporating simple biometric elements like fingerprints into ID cards (like drivers licenses) is one of the only ways to help maintain security – in airports and in places like the DMV. Unique indicators, according to Souder, are the one thing that assure that a piece of identification does, in fact, belong to its holder. Removing any fears or doubts about the holder of the card could make border crossings and customs much easier – and safer – for everyone.