ITAA Press Release -
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Published on: 9/24/2007
Last Visited: 10/30/2009
"This is an issue that crosses party, ethnicity, age, region, education, and income lines," said Jim Burton, a vice president of the survey research firm Public Opinion Strategies, which included questions about REAL ID in a national omnibus survey with ITAA support.
"There is overwhelming support for new national rules and regulations regarding state-issued driver's licenses and identification cards designed to help prevent terrorism, identity theft and other crimes."
Burton added that the respondents' willingness to act on their beliefs was telling: "Often times, we find a disconnect between what people say they support and what they are actually willing to do themselves.