The REAL ID Act requires states to verify lawful status/identity before issuing compliant IDs, which is accurate. However, federal REAL ID regulations explicitly prohibit printing citizenship or immigration status on the card itself for privacy and security reasons, making the claim that this is the 'next logical step' factually incorrect.

While states do verify citizenship or lawful presence for REAL IDs, the claim that printing that information on the card is the "next logical step" is an opinion, not a verifiable fact, making the overall statement misleading.

Under the REAL ID Act, states must verify an applicant's identity and lawful status (citizenship or lawful presence) before issuing a REAL ID, so the claim that they already perform this verification is accurate.

The REAL ID Act requires states to verify citizenship or lawful presence before issuing REAL ID-compliant licenses, which is a documented requirement by the Department of Homeland Security.