When the cops stop you on the street and ask for your digital ID and you can't show it to them, they'll take you to a deportation center. #PapersPlease

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laurieg 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

This is how things work in Japan. If you are not a Japanese citizen then the police can ask to see your residence card to confirm your status.

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carlosjobim 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

From Wikipedia:

"Tourism in the United Kingdom is a major industry and contributor to the U.K. economy, which is the world's 10th biggest tourist destination, with over 40.1 million visiting in 2019, contributing a total of £234 billion to the GDP"

	▲	OhMeadhbh 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Like the US, I think there are multiple interest groups, not all of whom are interested in seeing "aliens" on British streets. I was named a "Highly Skilled Migrant" by Her Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland and paid a fair amount of money to the University of Liverpool and yet, never got the feeling I was in any way anything other than a foreigner.