Which Way, L.A.?

National ID Cards Get High-Level Support

Nineteen potential terrorists hid in the open before becoming hijackers on September 11. Though the FBI, INS and several local agencies had flagged their files, they were all allowed to board commercial airliners because the corresponding agencies maintain separate databases. Now America's largest software manufacturer is advocating a single database accessible by a single ID card, an idea supported by California's US Senator Diane Feinstein. We hear about the pros and cons on an old idea given new life by the terrorist threat, from civil libertarians Alan Dershowitz and Cindy Cohn. Newsmaker: Anti-Secession Movement Forming in the Valley - Although secessionists have dominated the debate, not everyone in the San Fernando Valley wants to secede from LA. Jeff Daar, one of the founders of "One Los Angeles," shares what's right with LA and affirms that there are better ways to address regional inequities than the "divorce" that will create the sixth largest city in the US. Reporter's Notebook: Rub-n Martinez on Migrant Workers and Crossing Over - From Southern Mexico to Missouri, Wisconsin and California, Rub-n Martinez has put a human face on those who live on both sides of the Mexican in his new book Crossing Over. Inspired by the tragic death of three brothers, the journalist-essayist writes about cultural crossover, highland hip-hop and "Mexican Manifest Destiny."