On Capitol Hill, Congressional negotiators agreed Monday to measures that would discourage states from issuing driver’s licenses to undocumented workers and make it harder for asylum seekers to gain entry into the country. According to the Los Angeles Times, the driver’s license provision would, for the first time, set national standards for the state-issued documents. The key standard would require every applicant for a driver’s license to prove legal residency in the United States. If a state opted not to comply, its driver’s licenses, even those issued to citizens and legal residents, would not be recognized as valid for federal identification purposes–such as boarding an airplane or opening a bank account.