I don't know about coming out but I was hauled off to an immigration room last time I was in New York. I spent two hours with a bunch of Hispanic visitors until I was given the all-clear. Apparently my fingerprint showed me up to be a wanted drug trafficker - it was only when they checked other...
Except, of course, that would be illegal under EU rules. And if we were to withdraw from the EU and insist on visas, other countries would insist on visas too. Let's say it's £25 a person - would a family of four really be happy about paying an extra £100 for the Spanish holiday?
As has been pointed out already, ID cards were proposed by the last Labour administration and the plan was shelved through massive opposition. You may welcome ID cards but you're in a small minority
Just about every European country has ID cards - it's the UK dragging its feet on this one. It's also the UK fighting against more European co-operation among police forces. The EU is guilty of many things but not this one (and it's not guilty on the straight banana story either but that's...