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But that whole argument depends on the status quo in the US: many poor don't have ID cards already.

If you shift your view to the situation in other countries, it's easily answered: (almost) everyone has an ID card, so it cannot be used to disenfranchise minorities.

Issue ID cards to everyone and your problem should go away.

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That's not going to happen, and many of the people who will make sure it doesn't happen are the same people who want voter ID laws in order to disenfranchise their political opponents.

You're not just looking for a change in the status quo, you're looking for a fundamental realignment of American politics. Good luck with that.

No, I'm pretty certain I won't see such a change, and since I'm not American, nor do I live in America, my interest in that is very limited.