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you think the government doesn't have a list of its citizens? I'm sure they have something like a social security number.

There is a National ID Number for everyone with Salvadoran Nationality 18 and older. And also a Tax ID that anyone can apply for.

As someone from Latin America, it's funny to read about Americans' struggle for a countrywide ID and the sense of government control/ freedom.

Here in Mexico the government has our biometrics, there's a national election ID, SSN and a unique "clave de población " .