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Re:The New ID Theft: Millions of Credit Applicants Who Don’t... by dublinben on Thursday March 08, 2018 @03:28PM (#16547366)
Lawful permanent residents and other residents of the US who are not eligible for a US passport may also want to avail themselves of the benefits of a credit card. Fewer than half of US Citizens have a passport, and they may all want a credit card as well.
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Re:The New ID Theft: Millions of Credit Applicants Who Don’t... by TehCorwiz on Thursday March 08, 2018 @03:38PM (#16547428)
Lawful permanent residents also have a green-card or other immigration related ID number which can serve the same purpose. They likely also possess a foreign passport which could be used in the same way.

Less than half of the eligible population of the US votes also. That doesn't mean that it's a bad idea, just that it's not taken advantage of.

EDIT: a word.

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Re:The New ID Theft: Millions of Credit Applicants Who Don’t... by maxerickson on Thursday March 08, 2018 @03:38PM (#16547429)
They would almost all have passports that the US government considered satisfactory though.
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