a Mexican President IS looming
Yes I guess that's true - in Mexico.
If you mean that one day a US president may be of Mexican extraction, well if and when that happens I'd consider him/her to be an American.
The fear of a black or female president seems to have taken a back seat.
Back to ID cards.
All diversity in both nature and political / cultural debate is healthy - arguments are tested and the weak and the false perish.
The removal of civil liberties skews this natural selection stifles debate and diversity.
We have nothing to fear from diversity if our liberty to challenge other beliefs is defended.
Rowan Atkinson made the point best when he appeared before the Parliament select committee fighting the Legislation Against Inciting Religious Hatred.
If I ridicule another person because of their race, their sex or their age this is morally wrong these are attributes of the person themselves which they do not choose and cannot change.
If I disagree with somebody because they believe that the Earth is flat / Follow L. Ron Hubbard / Jesus / Moses / Mohammad / Buddha / Krishna these are beliefs or faiths and should be tested and commented upon without fear.
Most religions preach, most politicians rally and in a free society this should happen organically without the need of State licence or approval.
There will never be another Eden in any country and we are all the better for it. We should never look at our cultures, take a snapshot and try to preserve it like a museum piece.
I look back at the England I grew up in and I miss it a lot, some things were much better but a hell of a lot was much worse.
Like it or not each of us ARE BECOMING OUTDATED...
What we must do is ensure that the generations yet to come have the freedom to disagree and change OUR countries into THEIR countries.
If the values we treasure are worthy, in a free society they will survive.
Have some faith in the future and lets not fool ourselves looking at the past through rose tinted glasses.